Ancient Web: Daniel Stenberg's History of IRC

Daniel Stenberg's long-running IRC history traces Internet Relay Chat from Jarkko Oikarinen's first server in 1988 through early networks, splits, RFC 1459, Undernet, DALnet, and the social problems that shaped the protocol.

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By Switchboard Tech Services · Originally published 2026-09-30

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