CBIRC - Java IRC Client Preview 1

CBIRC is a cross platform IRC client written in Java.

This program is provided 'as is'. It is allowed to distribute the program in the original file. It is not allowed to change or to reengineer the program code or any other included file.

Features

    * Intuitive graphical user interface
    * Single document interface (SDI)
    * Complete RFC 1459 compatible
    * Ident support
    * Displays mIRC styles and colors
    * Displays ANSI colors
    * Displays CTCP/2 styles and colors
    * Easy style and color messages
    * URL's are highlighted
    * Intrinsic web browser
    * Buffers channel output
    * Flood protection
    * Notify and ignore supported
    * Firewall detection
    * Query windows
    * DCC chat
    * DCC send, reversed send, get (including turbo and SSL; resume supported)
    * Transfer window with transfer statistics
    * CTCP version, userinfo, clientinfo, action, finger, source and time
* Automatic reconnect and rejoin channels

and more...

Usage, start the program with: java -jar CBIRC.JAR

Java version 1.3.1 or newer must be installed.
Limitations
This preview version isn't complete. The following limitations will be in the final version:
* SSL connections are not yet supported (SSL is only supported by Java 1.4 and not yet available on all major platforms)

Known problems:
* Web browser: exception in JEditorPane.setPage() with Linux Java 1.3.1



Last update: Mon, 02 Dec 2002 21:43:22 GMT

¸ 2002 by Christoph Bratschi