Thou spake: >anyone in here know anything about running IRC bots? I have a couple of >things I would like to do. Any pointers to some web pages for IRC bots? > I assume that it is just a script written for something like BitchX or >Epic, or equivalent? > >Thanks, >Shannon >
I've run eggdrop bots extensively since 1997. You can find the latest bots linked off freshmeat. While there are many other bots around (even a few good ones ;-)), I'd stay away from bots that are written just for fun, etc., as irc is a battleground for script kiddies, etc., and quite a number of boxen have been cracked through the years via poorly-written and/or -administrated bots. Find yourself one that's in active open-source development. I know several of the people that write the perl infobot, for example, and I would run it on my server if I didn't already have an eggie. -- Joey Kelly < Minister of the Gospel | Computer Networking Consultant > http://joeykelly.net S++++T+U+++++++P++I++++D+G+E++E+K+++++++C++O+++++++++++D+E "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."
