IRC Protocol Spec: The Most Important Thing You'll Ever Read (Or Not)

Warning: This is the most boring, most exciting, and most utterly useless specification you'll ever encounter.

Version 1.0 (because who needs version control, really?)

This document outlines the basics of the Internet Relay Chat (IRC) protocol, which will revolutionize the way you communicate with your computer and your computer's cat.

Here's the basic structure:

  1. 001 STATUS
  2. 002 WHOIS
  3. 005 MODE

And, of course, the obligatory

004 WELCOME

Which, incidentally, is the most exciting part of the whole specification.

Now, if you're still reading this, congratulations! You're a true masochist.