EdgeServer:About
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EdgeServer aims to be a successor; to be both an IRC server (through a compatibility layer) and a host to a new protocol, EdgeChat. This new protocol is being developed by Matthew Sporich. He is the creator of the EdgeChat Protocol, a successor to the IRC Protocol (RFC 1459). The first client to implement EdgeChat will be RazorIRC, RazorIRC and EdgeServer together are the two first official client and server implementation's, they will always be the first to get any updates to the protocol.
EdgeServer in future versions (once the EdgeChat Protocol goes version 1.0) will be cross platform running on UNIX-like systems and Windows Server with minimal over head.
[edit] Operating System Support
Because EdgeChat is a protocol all operating systems should be supported, the official Client and Server though will only support Windows XP, Vista, 7, Linux/BSD/Unix, and Mac OS X.
[edit] IRC Layer
The IRC layer is the first part of EdgeServer that's being developed. We need to develop the IRC layers first so we can figure out just how our IRC compatibility layer will sit atop EdgeChat.
Our plan is to simulate the built-in services required for EdgeChat as service bots on the IRC layer (think of it as an IRCd <- link between -> IRC Services), because EdgeChat requires the client to be registered with the server the IRC layer will provide a 5 minute register/login window, then the client gets kicked if it hasn't logged in by the time the 5 minutes is up.
We will also encourge users to use a compatiblity script for their respective IRC client's if they so choose to connect using this means.
