What is IRCd?
An '''IRCd''', meaning '''[[Internet Relay Chat]] [[Daemon (computer software)|server program]]''', is a program, [[server (computing)|server software]] that uses the IRC [[protocol (computing)|protocol]]. This allows people to talk to each other on the [[Internet]]. They exchange [[text-based (computing)|textual]] messages in [[real time]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/ircd/server-request.html |title=IRC Server Request FAQ |access-date=2009-05-10 |archive-date=2009-04-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422113612/http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/ircd/server-request.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The server accepts connections from [[IRC client]]s on a group of [[TCP and UDP port|TCP ports]]. When the server is part of an IRC [[network]], it also keeps one or more connections with other servers/[[daemon (computer software)|daemons]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.irc.org/tech_docs/ircnet/faq.html#ircd |title=IRCD FAQ on irc.org |access-date=2009-05-10 |archive-date=2009-04-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419104148/http://www.irc.org/tech_docs/ircnet/faq.html#ircd |url-status=dead }}</ref> The word ''ircd'' once referred to only one piece of software. ==Related pages== * [[Comparison of Internet Relay Chat daemons]] ==References== <references/> ==Other websites== * [http://www.irc.org irc.org - IRC resources] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221122841/http://www.irc.org/ |date=2011-02-21 }} * [http://www.irc.org/tech_docs/TS-Delay.html Technical comparison of TS and nickname delay mechanisms] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070412112810/http://www.irc.org/tech_docs/TS-Delay.html |date=2007-04-12 }} * [http://www.darkfire.net/irc/docs/opermanual.shtml DarkFire IRC Manual (network specific)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080404160036/http://www.darkfire.net/irc/docs/opermanual.shtml |date=2008-04-04 }} * [http://www.ircdnetworks.com IRCd network provider] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304174