[lug] What is a bot?

[Riggs, Rob]

IRC bots are autonomous computer programs that interact on an IRC channel.

-----Original Message-----
From: David Porter [mailto:brett_w_porter at yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 11:21 AM
To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
Subject: [lug] What is a bot?


Hi, I am a Linux newbie so go easy on me. :)

I am wanting to learn shell scripting, and have found
an ISP that will give me a shell account (Fairplay
Communications).  But there usage agreement at
http://www.fpcc.net/policies/aup.php3 says that IRC
bots are prohibited.  I kind of know what IRC is (some
kind of chat rooms I think), but what is a IRC bot?  I
just want to know so that I don't get kicked off
fpcc.net because I was ignorant. :)

Brett

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