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It's time to upgrade.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_IRC_daemons has a list of possibilities. Record observations relevant to us here.

1. Our criteria

1.1. Must

1.2. Desirable

2. Candidates

Name

Notes

OS

addr

port

deb

topology

Open

maint[1]

stable

SSL-link

SSL-client

services

config

mem

v6

Bahamut

dalnet

yes

no

yes

2006

partial

no

no (planned)

hyperion

freenode

yes

no

yes

no

no

no

InspIRCd

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

IRCD-Hybrid

Oliver uses it

yes

yes

yes

2007

yes

yes

yes (deb)

yes

ircd-ratbox

efnet

yes

yes

yes

2006

claimed

no

no

yes (debs)

yes

ircu

currently in use (chiark also)

yes

yes

yes

2007

no

no

yes

ithildin

interesting, seems to be a very abstract general-purpose server.

yes

no

yes

yes

yes

yes

Nefarious IRCu

ircu fork

yes

no

yes

2008

no

yes

no

ngircd

yes

yes

yes

2008

stunnel

stunnel

no

oftc-hybrid

yes

yes

yes

2008

PleXusIRCd

patch to hybrid

yes

no

yes

2006

yes

yes

yes

QuakeIRCd

based on unrealirc

yes

no

yes

2007

yes

yes

yes

solid-ircd

yes

no

yes

2008

yes

yes

no

UltimateIRCd

yes

no

yes

2007

UnrealIRCd

yes

no

yes

2008

yes

yes

yes

Viagra IRCd

yes

no

yes

no

no

no

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