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- ircserv is part of this distribution.
- You can set whether you want to install it within the Makefile,
- here's a little help in deciding:
-
- Pros:
- IRCII will run as two separate processes, with ircserv responding to server
- PINGs. This means you can stop IRCII (with ^Z) and not get disconnected
- from a server. It will buffer 4K of stuff before it blocks and PINGs
- will be missed. If, for some reason, the ircserv program cannot be
- started, IRCII will connect directly to the server without it
- (transparently to the user)
-
- Cons:
- It blocks beyond 4K of stuff.
- While being smaller than IRCII, it still takes up disk space.
- Since it runs as a separate process, it uses system resources while
- running (although not much).
-
- Note: If you add #define NON_BLOCKING to ircserv.c, then ircserv will
- not block at all. Rather, it will discard all info beyond the 4K.
- This means it will never miss a PING.
- It can, however, screw up certain things (such as NOTIFY) if some
- of the return information is discarded. Use this NON_BLOCKING at
- your own discretion
-
- Operation of IRCII is identical either way. Remember to do a
- "make installserv" to compile and install ircserv if you are using it.
-