
Implementor may choose to initiate a DCC (direct client to client)Ĭhat connection to the user when is specified. is described by (also see RFC1459, Sec 2.3): This parameter should be ignored for modeless + channels. The irc: URL scheme implementor that the user should be promptedįor the channel key, before an attempt to dereference the URL IRC channels can require a keyword ( RFC 1459, Sec 4.2.1) beforeĮntrance to the channel is granted. '!', ',', ':' and are reserved in the irc: URL scheme and must Irc: URL scheme implementors must maintain a prefix variable (byĭefault, '#', with '&' and '+' as other allowable values) to formĬhannel names in accordance with RFC 1459. Mention of a channel prefix in a of type. % encoding for most references, this draft omits the specific Since most IRC channels begin with the '#' character which is (The characters "abcdef" may also be used in or must be encoded by a character tripletĬonsisting of the character "%" followed by the two hexadecimalĭigits (from "0123456789ABCDEF") which form the hexadecimal value In the irc: URL scheme, "unsafe" characters ( RFC 1738, Sec 2.2) in RFC 1459 (sec 2.3) defines an IRC channel as: (identified by his/her nickname and other associated information) The target can be either an IRC channel or a person on IRC If a target is referred to, it takes the form: Clients should also maintain a default port number,Īs well as associations of port numbers with specific hosts. Clients may use portĦ667 as an alternate port in case connection to the default If : is omitted, theĭefault IANA assigned IRC port 194 is used. To provide a preconfigured list of IRC servers/networks to chooseįrom, and must have the ability to let the user designate a Internet Draft irc: URL scheme August 29, 1996 irc: URL scheme implementors are recommended If omitted, the client must connect to a prespecifiedĭefault IRC server. RFC 1123 for details on allowed Internet hostnameįormats. Scheme ("irc:") which would make this process easier. Web developers have come up with different means to integrate IRC With the advent of "plugins", and realtime support via CGI and Java, Refer to either IRC (Internet Relay Chat) servers or individualĮntities (channels or people) on IRC servers.

(Europe), munnari.oz.au (Pacific Rim),ĭs. (US East Coast), or (US West Coast).Ī new URL scheme "irc:" is defined. The ``1id-abstracts.txt'' listing contained in the Internet-ĭrafts Shadow Directories on ftp.is.co.za (Africa), To learn the current status of any Internet-Draft, please check It is inappropriate to use Internet-ĭrafts as reference material or to cite them other than as Months and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by otherĭocuments at any time.

Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six Note that other groups may alsoĭistribute working documents as Internet-Drafts. Internet-Drafts are workingĭocuments of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), itsĪreas, and its working groups. Draft-mirashi-url-irc-01.txt FebruAugust 29, 1996
