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Riece is an IRC client for Emacs.

Features

Riece provides the following features:

• Several IRC servers may be used at the same time.
• Riece can be dynamically extended by add-on modules.
• Installation is easy. Riece doesn't depend on other elisp packages.
• Setup is easy. Automatically save/restore the configuration.
• Riece uses separate windows to display users, channels, and dialogues. Users can select the window layout.
• Step by step instruction is included.
• Mostly compliant with RFC 2812.

Download

Current version is riece-8.0.0.tar.gz (PGP signature)

Past releases are in http://dl.sv.gnu.org/releases/riece/.

Documentation

Riece user's manual

Screenshots

1. Connected to IRC server
2. Using middle-left layout (add-ons are enabled)
3. Browsing add-ons
4. Using middle-left layout (add-ons are disabled)
5. Changed to top-right layout
6. Users/channels buffers are hidden (add-ons are re-enabled)

Resources

• Savannah project page
• freshmeat.net: Project details for Riece
• Riece at FSF/UNESCO Free Software Directory