| Modern |
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sleek interface takes full
advantage of your 32-bit operating system |
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consumes very little memory and
system resources |
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automatically remembers your
favorite servers, channels, and people |
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includes advanced features such
as 'minimizing to the tray', 'timestamp toggle', and instantly 'clickable URL hyperlinks' |
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| Flexible |
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supports connection to many
servers at once, without launching a separate copy of the program |
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userlist manager utilizes
advanced algorithms to intelligently op, ban, ignore, or notify you of friends, foes, and
acquaintances |
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colors, fonts and other
preferences are completely customizable with clean, uncluttered dialogs |
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the source code is provided for
many of the built-in commands (in TCL) |
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| Fast |
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unparalleled text display speed
without any of the 'tricks' (such as lazy write) employed by other Windows clients |
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multithreaded DCC architecture
implements Turbo DCC (TDCC), providing the highest possible file transfer throughput |
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the speed of large channel
listings are governed by the speed of your connection, not by the quality of the client
code |
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even 500K of loaded TCL scripts
cannot noticeably slow it down |
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| Extensible |
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scripting is based on an
industry-standard language from Sun Microsystems (there are many books available on TCL) |
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create your own commands, event
handlers, popup menus, and hotkeys with absolutely no limitations on script size or the
number of loaded scripts |
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the output and behaviour of every
command and response can be modified or subverted to suit your desires |
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advanced users can extend the
language endlessly with a standard Win32 DLL interface |
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| Standards-Based,
supporting... |
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every IRC command |
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common CTCP (Client-To-Client Protocol) commands |
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IRC 'attributes' (bold, underline, reverse) |
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'de facto standards' such as mIRC color and Turbo DCC |
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