EGGDROP -- AN IRC BOT

Eggdrop is, as far as I know, the most advanced IRC robot available.  It
has been under development since December 1993, and, unlike most other bots,
it is still regularly updated.  Its features include:

  * complete channel protection, customizable via config file: permanently
    store a ban list with comments, etc

  * user records saved on disk and alterable via dcc chat: each user can
    have a password, a list of valid hostmasks, a set of access flags, etc
  
  * the ability to "learn" new users (if you choose to have the bot do so)
    by letting users /MSG the bot "hello" and granting them automatic access
    of whatever type you specify (or even no access at all)

  * a "party line" available through dcc chat, with multiple channels, giving
    you the ability to talk to people without being affected by netsplits

  * console mode: you can view the channel through dcc chat, selectively
    looking at mode changes, joins and parts, channel talk, or any combination
    of the above

  * bot network: link two or more bots together for a party line that can
    stretch not only across channels, but across irc networks (one bot on
    EFnet, one bot on Undernet, etc)

  * script language: commands and features can be added to the bot on the
    fly, by means of the TCL script language, giving you the power of TOTAL
    customization of your bot -- similar to ircII script


The latest version of eggdrop is always available on IRC/EFnet and via
telnet:

(1) TELNET:
    From a shell prompt, type:
       telnet maverick.math.uic.edu 1994 | sh
    Then follow the directions.

(2) IRC/EFNET:
    On IRC, type the following commands in order:
       /MSG Snowbot hello
       /DCC CHAT Snowbot
       /MSG =Snowbot cd eggdrop
       /MSG =Snowbot ls
    Look at the file listing and figure out the filename you want to get.
    Then type:
       /MSG =Snowbot get <filename>
    where <filename> is the name of the file you want.  The file will be
    sent to you via DCC.

(3) FTP:   (as of 1 Feb 1995)
    From a shell prompt, type:
       ftp robot.asimov.net
    The latest version of the bot, as well as a few miscellaneous things,
    are at this site in the main directory.


!!!  WARNING  !!!

Eggdrop is NOT a simple bot to use.  It is an advanced bot for people who
know IRC and know what they're doing.  If you don't know what DCC CHAT is
or how to use it -- if you don't know the difference between #channels and
&channels -- if you don't know what a clonebot or CTCP avalanche is -- then
this bot is not for you.  Choose a simpler bot like Vladbot or Baloobot or
ComBot, or find one of the many scriptbots to use.


MAILING LIST:  To subscribe to the eggdrop mailing list, send email to:
   eggdrop-request@wc130.residence.gatech.edu
with "subscribe eggdrop" in the body of the message.
