IRC Client

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of realtime Internet chat. It is mainly designed for groups of people to communicate in discussion forums called channels, but also allows direct communication via private messages.

Features:

• Complete IRC implementation
  Fully compliant with RFC-1459.
• Customizable toolbar
  Fully customizable toolbar with hints.
• Programmable hot-keys
  Hot-keys provide instant access to the commands you use most frequently. Every command can be programmed to be launched by whatever hot-key you choose.
• CTCP commands
  The programmable Client To Client Protocol command processor gives you total control over CTCP requests.
• Events handler
  The event handler allows you to customize responses to any event occurring in a channel or or even a system status message.
• Embedded DCC Server
  Replaces the common "ftp" style DCC of other IRC clients with a full featured file browser. Supports searching any connected IRCellos client.
• Colored text
  Ease of reading, fully customizable fonts and colors.
• Secure connections
  Secure SSL server connections via OpenSSL.
• IDENT server
  Internal IDENT server allows for a more secure connection.

BitTorrent is a peer-assisted, digital content delivery platform that provides the fastest, most efficient means of distributing, discovering, and consuming large, high-quality files on the Web.

Features:

• Multiple simultaneous downloads
• Global and per-torrent bandwidth control
• Auto-resume downloads
• Send and receive .torrents via IRC

IRCellos features an easy to use API & SDK for creating plug-ins for use within IRCellos. The SDK contains the source code for an OpenGL visualization plug-in for the embedded media player.

These plug-ins are currently provided with IRCellos:

• Bittorrent client
• Streaming media player
• IDENT server
• DCC server
• CTCP processor