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List:       linux-net
Subject:    Re: IRC server Configuration
From:       <sjacob1 () gl ! umbc ! edu>
Date:       1996-04-30 17:22:29
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On Tue, 30 Apr 1996, Jon Lewis wrote:

> On Mon, 29 Apr 1996, Arthur S. Petrossian wrote:
> 
> > > on the channels 24/7.
> > So how do some IRC channels in the Undernet remain permanently?
> > Just because there is always someone one them? Or there is a way to keep 
> > them permanent regardless of that?
> 
> Bots.  Do some searching for something called eggdrop...it seems to be 
> one of the most popular ones.  Bots are programs that log into IRC and 
> stay there.  You run them on a unix box as a background process.  They 
> can "guard" channels, give op status to selected people, deliver 
> information, etc.
> 
Alos, it is possible to have one bot on multiple channels. They run ni 
the background (ignore HUP) and let you provide info/operators for the 
channels. Eggdrop is probably the easiest to set up, and you can also 
offer help files, etc from your eggdrop bot.
					-Stephen

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