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- EGGDROP -- AN IRC BOT
-
- Eggdrop is, as far as I know, the most advanced IRC robot available. It
- has been under development since December 1993, and, unlike most other bots,
- it is still regularly updated. Its features include:
-
- * complete channel protection, customizable via config file: permanently
- store a ban list with comments, etc
-
- * user records saved on disk and alterable via dcc chat: each user can
- have a password (encrypted), a list of valid hostmasks, a set of access
- flags, etc
-
- * the ability to "learn" new users (if you choose to have the bot do so)
- by letting users /MSG the bot "hello" and granting them automatic access
- of whatever type you specify (or even no access at all)
-
- * a "party line" available through dcc chat or telnet, with multiple
- channels, giving you the ability to talk to people without being affected
- by netsplits
-
- * console mode: you can view each channel through dcc chat or telnet,
- selectively looking at mode changes, joins and parts, channel talk, or
- any combination of the above
-
- * a file system where people can upload and download files, in an
- environment that looks and acts (for the most part) like a typical
- unix system -- plus the ability to mark directories as hidden/
- unaccessable to people without certain user flags
-
- * bot network: link two or more bots together for a party line that can
- stretch not only across channels, but across irc networks (one bot on
- EFnet, one bot on Undernet, etc)
-
- * script language: commands and features can be added to the bot on the
- fly, by means of the TCL script language, giving you the power of TOTAL
- customization of your bot -- similar to ircII script
-
- * ability to look almost exactly like an ircII client -- sadly, this is
- almost a necessity these days for bots
-
- * slices, dices, and juliennes fries
-
-
- The latest version of eggdrop is always available via web or ftp:
-
- (1) WEB:
- The web site at:
- http://www.valuserve.com/~robey/eggdrop/
- has links to the latest versions, as well as other information like
- Tcl reference pages and botnet pages.
-
- (2) FTP:
- The ftp site at:
- ftp.sodre.net:/pub/eggdrop
- has the latest version. It is also mirrored at dozens of places,
- listed on the web site.
-
-
- !!! WARNING !!!
-
- Eggdrop is NOT a simple bot to use. It is an advanced bot for people who
- know IRC and know what they're doing. If you don't know what DCC CHAT is
- or how to use it -- if you don't know the difference between #channels and
- &channels -- if you don't know what a clonebot or CTCP avalanche is -- then
- this bot is not for you. Choose a simpler bot like Vladbot or Baloobot or
- ComBot, or find one of the many scriptbots to use.
-