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	Title		: Extensions to the Internet Relay Chat Protocol (IRCX)
	Author(s)	: D. Abraham
	Filename	: draft-pfenning-irc-extensions-04.txt
	Pages		: 40
	Date		: 01-Jul-98
	
             This document describes IRCX, a set of extensions to the
             Internet Relay Chat (IRC) protocol defined in RFC 1459[1].
             Only client-server interactions  are defined. The added
             functionality includes user authentication for multiple
             security providers, support  for  UNICODE[2]  characters,
             multilayer  security,  and  a unified property mechanism.
             Chat server implementations can support channel or server
             services with full  control over all messages and events.
             These services communicate with the core server over an
             extended IRC connection.
 
             All changes to the IRC protocol are designed such  that
             existing clients  will continue to work against servers
             implementing the extensions. Support for the extended protocol
             can be queried by clients to take advantage of the added
             functionality or to conform to the basic protocol as defined
             in RFC1459.

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