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An IRCD ( Internet Relay Chat Daemon) is a computer program to create an IRC server on which people can talk to each other via the internet. Originally there was just one IRCD, but slowly groups branched out, and we now have 3 main groups of IRCD.
- Serious IRCDs: ircu, bahamut, hybrid, IRCnet ircd etc.
These are all mainly used and developed by large nets, where stability and usercount per server is paramount.
- Feature obsessed ircds Unreal, Ultimate etc.
These have a lot more features, but tend to be much less stable and scalable than the serious IRCDs.
- Scratch written IRCDs beware ircd, ConferenceRoom
These can offer a much better choice for those who need to run on Windows than IRCDs hurriedly ported from Unix. beware ircd is stable, free, and can cope with a reasonable usercount. ConferenceRoom copes with more users, but to appreciate this, you need the Enterprise edition and this costs a lot of money (enough to buy another server and run a more suitable OS like FreeBSD.)
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