miniircd is a small and limited IRC server written in Python. Despite its size, it is a functional alternative to a full-blown ircd for private or internal use. Installation is simple; no configuration is required.

• Knows about the basic IRC protocol and commands.
• Easy installation.
• No configuration.
• No ident lookup (so that people behind firewalls that filter the ident port without sending NACK can connect without long timeouts).

• Can't connect to other IRC servers.
• Only knows the most basic IRC commands.
• No IRC operators.
• No channel operators.
• No user or channel modes except channel key.
• No reverse DNS lookup.
• No other mechanism to reject clients than requiring a password.

Python 2.5 or newer. Get it at http://www.python.org.

None. Just run "./miniircd --help" (or "python miniircd --help") to get some help.

GNU General Public License version 2 or later.

Joel Rosdahl [email protected]