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release was v0.6, and since then, it has grown into what you have before
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<p>Eggdrop is the world's most popular Internet Relay Chat (IRC) bot;
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it is freely distributable under the GNU General Public License (GPL).
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Eggdrop is a feature rich program designed to be easily used and
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expanded upon by both novice and advanced IRC users on a variety of
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hardware and software platforms.</p>
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<p>An IRC bot is a program that sits on an IRC channel and preforms
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automated tasks while looking just like a normal user on the channel.
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Some of these functions include protecting the channel from abuse,
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allowing privileged users to gain op or voice status, logging channel
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events, providing information, hosting games, etc.</p>
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<p>One of the features that makes Eggdrop stand out from other bots is
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module and Tcl scripting support. With scripts and modules, you can make
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the bot preform almost any task you want. They can do anything from
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preventing floods to greeting users and banning advertisers from
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<p>You can also link multiple Eggdrop bots together to form a botnet.
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This can allow bots to op each other securely, control floods efficiently,
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and even link channels across multiple IRC networks. It also allows the
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Eggdrops share user lists, ban lists, exempt/invite lists, and ignore
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lists with other bots if userfile sharing is enabled. This allows users
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to have the same access on every bot on your botnet. It also allows the
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bots to distribute tasks such as opping and banning users. See doc/BOTNET
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for information on setting up a botnet.</p>
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<p>Eggdrop is always being improved and adjusted because there are bugs
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to be fixed and features to be added (if the users demand them, and they
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make actually sense). In fact, it existed for several years as v0.7 -
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v0.9 before finally going 1.0. This version of Eggdrop is part of the
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1.6 tree. A valiant effort has been made to chase down and destroy
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<p>To use Eggdrop, you need:</p>
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<li>Some sort of Unix account</li>
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<li>A pretty good knowledge of IRC and Unix, including how to
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<li>A pretty good knowledge of IRC and Unix, including how to
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compile programs, how to read, and what DCC chat is, at absolute
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<li>About 4-6 MB of disk space. The eggdrop tarball is about 4.8 MB
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<li>About 5-7 MB of disk space. The Eggdrop tarball is about 4.8 MB
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<li>Tcl -- Eggdrop cannot compile without Tcl installed on your
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<p>Before starting, ask yourself if you really need a bot. Most IRC
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servers allow only a handful of bots, and some forbid them outright.
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The reason? Too many people run bots as "toys" or as a means
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servers allow only a handful of bots, and some forbid them outright.
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The reason? Too many people run bots as "toys" or as a means
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of destruction. If you want to use Eggdrop for destructive purposes, go
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ahead and erase this directory now. It's almost impossible to do
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ahead and erase this directory now. It's almost impossible to do
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what you want with this bot.</p>
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<p>You should try to find at least one server that will allow you to run
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a bot. If you use an ISP (Internet Service Provider) that runs its own
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IRC server, check to make sure that bots are okay. If you're going to
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use a server somewhere else, read the MOTD (Message Of The Day) and find
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out what their bot policy is. Following the rules will go a long way
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toward making your bot accepted.</p>
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<p>Bots <strong>CANNOT</strong> provide absolute protection. Nothing
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can. Eggdrop will try its hardest, but there are no guarantees.</p>
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<p><em>Copyright © 1997 Robey Pointer<br>
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Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 <a href="http://www.eggheads.org/">
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Eggheads Development Team</a></em></p>
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Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
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<a href="http://www.eggheads.org/"> Eggheads Development Team</a></em></p>
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