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Connection sequence
General commands (concise
version)
A typical IRC session log
A typical IRC session log (explaining each
line)
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Note:
All the commands can be tested using telnet
(available on most major operating systems)
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A typical IRC connection session log
(Showing examples of various commands):
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Userhost:2167-to-Server:6667- **Connect**
Userhost:2167-to-Server:6667- NICK CoolNickname
Userhost:2167-to-Server:6667- USER JohnS "MyHost.com" "127.0.0.1" :John
Smith
Server:6667-to-Userhost:2167- PING :2eea0548
Userhost:2167-to-Server:6667- PONG :2eea0548
Userhost:2167-to-Server:6667- MODE CoolNickname +i
Userhost:2167-to-Server:6667- ISON myPal
Server:6667-to-Userhost:2167- PING :127.0.0.1
Userhost:2167-to-Server:6667- PONG :127.0.0.1
Userhost:2167-to-Server:6667- JOIN #MyChannel
Userhost:2167-to-Server:6667- MODE #MyChannel
Userhost:2167-to-Server:6667- MODE #MyChannel +nt
Userhost:2167-to-Server:6667- PRIVMSG #MyChannel :Hello?
Userhost:2167-to-Server:6667- PRIVMSG CoolNickname :PING 933417978
Server:6667-to-Userhost:2167- :CoolNickname!JohnS@127.0.0.1 PRIVMSG
CoolNickname :PING 933417978
Userhost:2167-to-Server:6667- NOTICE CoolNickname :PING 933417978
Server:6667-to-Userhost:2167- :CoolNickname!JohnS@127.0.0.1 NOTICE
CoolNickname :PING 933417978
Userhost:2167-to-Server:6667- PRIVMSG #MyChannel :SOUND yawn.wav [yawns]
Userhost:2167-to-Server:6667- PRIVMSG #MyChannel :ACTION is bored
Userhost:2167-to-Server:6667- MODE #MyChannel :-o CoolNickname
Userhost:2167-to-Server:6667- PART #MyChannel :Goodbye!
Userhost:2167-to-Server:6667- QUIT :I'm quiting!
Userhost:2167-to-Server:6667- **Closed by client**