Eggdrop is an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) program for Linux or UNIX users that sits in the
background of an IRC�channel to
manage and protect a chat. Eggdrop, sometimes referred to as a "bot"�(short for "robot") program,
allows the chat manager to keep a list of users, erase users who haven't been on the channel within
a specific time period, keep a list of users who have been banned, prevent channel flooding, and
perform other common chat channel management tasks.�
Assuming that the IRC chat manager's network allows robot programs to be installed, the chat
manager must first install TCL (Tool Command Language) on the system so that Eggdrop can be
compiled and run. A unique feature of� Eggdrop is its ability to allow Eggdrop bots to connect to
one another and create a mini-network called a "botnet".�
Eggdrop has become a standard in IRC, and, as an open
source program, is constantly updated and improved by users. It is written in C and distributed
according to the�GNU General Public License.
Contributor(s): Jason Watchus
This was last updated in September 2005
Email Alerts
Register now to receive SearchSOA.com-related news, tips and more, delivered to your inbox.
By submitting you agree to receive email from TechTarget and its partners. If you reside outside of the United States, you consent to having your personal data transferred to and processed in the United States.
Privacy
More News and Tutorials
-
Using textual analytics and natural language processing, Modus Operandi developed a service that analyzes and parses unstructured data and pulls out events or information. Article includes tips on SOA and semantics, SOA and data models, and an SOA recipe for stone soup.Among highlights: Recognize that not everything can be or should be shared.
-
In this Q&A, Rob Davies discusses messaging middleware and the hurdles that many developers face as they first approach the subject. Davis is CTO of FuseSource and coauthor of the book "ActiveMQ in Action."
-
This article provides a master list of common practices, field proven by a number of SOA projects. Also supplied is a template that can be used as a checklist for developing SOA implementation roadmaps specific to an organization's transition project requirements.
