MIRC

mIRC, written by Khaled Mardam-Bey, started out as a simple IRC client for Windows. Because of many additions to its integrated scripting language, some examples of its current uses are:

IRC client
Automated IRC channel manager
Multiplayer game server
MP3 player
Web page parser (usually for retrieving search results or headlines)
DCC, HTTP, and IRC server
Game platform (these games are called mIRC Games)

Many people use mIRC due to its graphical interface and its integrated scripting language. CNET's download.com service recorded almost 6.6 million downloads of mIRC prior to December of 2003.

Table of contents

1 Main features
2 Common criticisms
3 External link

Main features

Connection to multiple servers simultaneously

Integrated event-based and command-based scripting language
Basic CTCP support
CTCP SOUND support (can play MP3, WAV, and MIDI)
DCC chat and send support
- Stops inadvertent trojan horse downloads
File server (operating over DCC chat) that allows a user to browse a specified folder and download files
ANSI-style and mIRC-style text decoration support
Speech recognition and synthesis

Common criticisms

mIRC scripting allows troublemakers to dupe naïve users into entering dangerous commands

Khaled Mardem-Bey did not consult others when developing mIRC-style text decoration; this may be why some IRC client authors have not included support for it

Early versions of mIRC allowed inadvertent trojan horse downloads
It is not freeware
It is not free software

External link

mIRC website