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{{Other uses|Egg drop (disambiguation)}}
'''''Eggdrop''''' is a popular ]. It was originally written in the December of ] by ] to watch a single channel called #gayteen. It is written in the ], and features an interface for scripts that allow the user to enhance the functionality of the ]. The language used in the script interface is ].
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|developer = Eggheads<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130414210108/http://cvs.eggheads.org/viewvc/viewvc.cgi/eggdrop1.6/AUTHORS?view=markup |date=2013-04-14 }} - List of Eggdrop developers and development history</ref><ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130414210055/http://cvs.eggheads.org/viewvc/viewvc.cgi/eggdrop1.6/THANKS?view=markup |date=2013-04-14 }} - List of Eggdrop contributors</ref>
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'''Eggdrop''' is a popular ] and the oldest that is still being ].<ref>{{cite web
In its time, the ''eggdrop'' has become one of the most popular ]s. Many of the bots that are run by normal ] users (as opposed to the ] run by ]s, which are usually the network services like ] and ]) are eggdrops.
| url=http://www.eggheads.org/
| title=Homepage
| publisher=eggheads.org
| access-date=2008-12-24
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081230054258/http://www.eggheads.org/
| archive-date=2008-12-30
| url-status=dead
}}</ref><ref name="book: irc hacks">{{cite book
| last = Mutton
| first = Paul
| title = IRC Hacks
| publisher = ]
|date=July 2004
| isbn = 978-0-596-00687-7
| page = 294
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=xEgsPNw4-qQC&pg=PA294
}}</ref><ref name="book: extrusion detection">{{cite book
| last = Bejtlich
| first = Richard
| title = Extrusion Detection: Security Monitoring for Internal Intrusions
| series = Professional Series
| publisher = ]
|date=November 2005
| isbn = 978-0-321-34996-5
| page = 308
}}</ref>


It was originally written by Robey Pointer in December 1993 to help manage and protect the ] channel #gayteen; one Eggdrop bot version was named Valis.<ref name="Leonard">{{cite book |last = Leonard
Due to its popularity, the ''eggdrop'' has a plethora of different scripts available for inclusion, most of them written by users. The additional features provided include such things as trivia games, file distribution mechanisms (usually via the ] protocol) and random pejorative insults of other users on the channel.
|first = Andrew
|title = Bots: The Origin of New Species
|edition = 1st
|date = July 1997
|publisher = Hardwired
|location = ]
|isbn = 1-888869-05-4
|quote = Meanwhile, back in #gayteen, Pointer's other IRC haunt, a raging power struggle had alienated most of the regular members of the channel
|url-access = registration
|url = https://archive.org/details/botsoriginofnews00leon
}}</ref><ref name="Wired96">{{cite web
| url = https://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.04/netbots.html?pg=5
| title = Wired 4.04: Bots Are Hot!
| access-date = 2008-12-26
| last = Leonard
| first = Andrew
|date=April 1996
| work = Wired Magazine
| publisher = Condé Nast Publications
| page = 5
| quote = There are bots that greet newcomers to channels with information about the channel. Valis, the gaybot at #gayteen, is such a bot.
}}</ref><ref name="about">{{cite web
| url=http://cvs.eggheads.org/viewvc/eggdrop1.6/doc/ABOUT?view=markup
| title=ABOUT
| publisher=eggheads.org
| access-date=2008-12-24
}}</ref>


Eggdrop was originally intended to help manage and protect ] from ] attempts.<ref name="book: extrusion detection" /><ref name="Lewis">{{cite book
It also features such uses as a ], which allows one to link multiple ]s together to act in a coordinated fashion, i.e., sharing information about users, performing actions when other ] die (shut down), and setting a ban on a person in each ] synchronously. People connected to any bot on the botnet via DCC CHAT or ] are also able to communicate with each other within the botnet on various channels (channel 0, the default, is referred to as the "]"), in a sort of miniature IRC.
| last = Lewis
| first = Chris
|author2=Steve Pickavance
| title = Selecting MPLS VPN Services
| series = Networking Technology
| publisher = ]
|date=February 2006
| isbn = 978-1-58705-191-3
| page = 266
}}</ref><ref name="SecIM">{{cite book
| last = Piccard
| first = Paul
|author2=Brian Baskin |author3=George Spillman |author4=Marcus Sachs
| title = Securing IM and P2P Applications for the Enterprise
| edition = 1st
| publisher = ]
|date=May 2005
| isbn = 978-1-59749-017-7
| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZU95ZdQ908C&pg=401
| page = 401
}}</ref><ref name="book: avatars">{{cite book
| last = Damer
| first = Bruce
| title = Avatars! Exploring and Building Virtual Worlds on the Internet
| edition = 1st
| publisher = ]
| date = October 1997
| isbn = 978-0-201-68840-5
| url-access = registration
| url = https://archive.org/details/avatarsexploring00dame
}}</ref><ref name="Clemm">{{cite book
| last = Clemm
| first = Alexander
|author2=Lisandro Zambenedetti Granville |author3=Rolf Stadler
| title = Managing Virtualization of Networks and Services
| series = Lecture Notes in Computer Science
| publisher = ]
|date=December 2007
| isbn = 978-3-540-75693-4
| page = 1
}}</ref>


== Support == == Features ==
The bot is written in the ] and features interfaces for C ] and ] scripts that allow users to further enhance the functionality of the bot.<ref name="book: irc hacks" /><ref name="about" /><ref name="readme">{{cite web
The Official Eggdrop help channel on ] is #eggdrop on ].
| url=http://cvs.eggheads.org/viewvc/eggdrop1.6/README?view=markup
| title=README
| publisher=eggheads.org
| access-date=2008-12-24
}}</ref>


A large number of ] scripts are available to expand the bot's functionality, most of them written by Eggdrop users.<ref name="book: irc hacks" /><ref>{{cite web
Eggdrop help is also available on the ] channel #egghelp on ], ] and ]. (The EFNet channel #eggdrop is not currently a help channel, and has not been for some time, if ever.)
| url=http://www.egghelp.org/tcl.htm
| title=egghelp.org: Tcl Archive
| publisher=eggheads.org
| access-date=2008-12-24
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url=http://ftp.eggheads.org/pub/eggdrop/scripts/
| title=eggheads.org FTP: Scripts
| publisher=eggheads.org
| access-date=2008-12-24
}}</ref>
Scripts are available to add and extend support for: ], stats, user and channel management, information storage and lookup, greeting channel members, tracking last seen times, botnet management, ], file serving and distribution (usually via the ] protocol), ] (similar to ChanServ and NickServ), and much more.{{Citation needed |date=June 2024}}


Eggdrop includes built-in support for sharing user information and channel bans. However, a script is required to simultaneously control multiple bots and for bots to coordinate ] management and modes.{{Citation needed |date=June 2024}}
There is also a help channel for ] programming, and the Eggdrop specific extensions to ] on ] called #tcl.

The bot also features a "botnet", which allows multiple bots to be linked together to share data and act in a coordinated fashion.<ref name="about" /><ref name="book: avatars" /><ref name="readme" /><ref name="botnet">{{cite web
| url=http://cvs.eggheads.org/viewvc/eggdrop1.6/doc/BOTNET?view=markup
| title=BOTNET
| publisher=eggheads.org
| access-date=2008-12-24
| archive-date=2011-07-26
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726020412/http://cvs.eggheads.org/viewvc/eggdrop1.6/doc/BOTNET?view=markup
| url-status=dead
}}</ref><ref>Piccard, et al., p. 390</ref> The botnet supports a "party line", which is accessible via ] and ]. People can communicate within the botnet on various channels in an equivalent to a miniature IRC. Channel 0, the default, is referred to as the "party line".<ref name="book: avatars" /><ref name="partyline">{{cite web
| url=http://cvs.eggheads.org/viewvc/eggdrop1.6/doc/PARTYLINE?view=markup
| title=PARTYLINE
| publisher=eggheads.org
| access-date=2008-12-24
}}</ref>

== Popularity ==
Over the years Eggdrop has become one of the most popular bots run by ] users.<ref name="book: avatars" /><ref name="Orwant">{{cite book
| last = Orwant
| first = Jon
| title = Games, Diversions & Perl Culture
| url = https://archive.org/details/gamesdiversionsp00orwa
| url-access = limited
| edition = 1st
| series = Best of the Perl Journal
| publisher = ]
|date=August 2004
| isbn = 978-0-596-00312-8
| page =
}}</ref><ref name="Casey">{{cite book
| last = Casey
| first = Eoghan
| title = Digital Evidence and Computer Crime
| url = https://archive.org/details/digitalevidencec00maeo_283
| url-access = limited
| edition = 2nd
| publisher = ]
|date=March 2004
| isbn = 978-0-12-163104-8
| page =
}}</ref>


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For other uses, see Egg drop (disambiguation).
Eggdrop
Developer(s)Eggheads
Initial releaseDecember 1993; 31 years ago (1993-12)
Stable release1.9.5 Edit this on Wikidata / 11 March 2023
Preview release1.9.2rc2 Edit this on Wikidata / 7 February 2022
Repository
Written inC, Tcl
Operating systemUnix-like
Size1 MB
TypeIRC bot
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Websitewww.eggheads.org

Eggdrop is a popular IRC bot and the oldest that is still being maintained.

It was originally written by Robey Pointer in December 1993 to help manage and protect the EFnet channel #gayteen; one Eggdrop bot version was named Valis.

Eggdrop was originally intended to help manage and protect channels from takeover attempts.

Features

The bot is written in the C programming language and features interfaces for C modules and Tcl scripts that allow users to further enhance the functionality of the bot.

A large number of Tcl scripts are available to expand the bot's functionality, most of them written by Eggdrop users. Scripts are available to add and extend support for: online games, stats, user and channel management, information storage and lookup, greeting channel members, tracking last seen times, botnet management, anti-spam, file serving and distribution (usually via the DCC protocol), IRC services (similar to ChanServ and NickServ), and much more.

Eggdrop includes built-in support for sharing user information and channel bans. However, a script is required to simultaneously control multiple bots and for bots to coordinate channel management and modes.

The bot also features a "botnet", which allows multiple bots to be linked together to share data and act in a coordinated fashion. The botnet supports a "party line", which is accessible via DCC CHAT and Telnet. People can communicate within the botnet on various channels in an equivalent to a miniature IRC. Channel 0, the default, is referred to as the "party line".

Popularity

Over the years Eggdrop has become one of the most popular bots run by IRC users.

See also

References

  1. AUTHORS Archived 2013-04-14 at archive.today - List of Eggdrop developers and development history
  2. THANKS Archived 2013-04-14 at archive.today - List of Eggdrop contributors
  3. "Release 1.9.5". 11 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  4. "Eggdrop Release v1.9.2 Release Candidate 2". 7 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  5. "Homepage". eggheads.org. Archived from the original on 2008-12-30. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
  6. ^ Mutton, Paul (July 2004). IRC Hacks. O'Reilly Media. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-596-00687-7.
  7. ^ Bejtlich, Richard (November 2005). Extrusion Detection: Security Monitoring for Internal Intrusions. Professional Series. Addison-Wesley. p. 308. ISBN 978-0-321-34996-5.
  8. Leonard, Andrew (July 1997). Bots: The Origin of New Species (1st ed.). San Francisco, CA: Hardwired. ISBN 1-888869-05-4. Meanwhile, back in #gayteen, Pointer's other IRC haunt, a raging power struggle had alienated most of the regular members of the channel
  9. Leonard, Andrew (April 1996). "Wired 4.04: Bots Are Hot!". Wired Magazine. Condé Nast Publications. p. 5. Retrieved 2008-12-26. There are bots that greet newcomers to channels with information about the channel. Valis, the gaybot at #gayteen, is such a bot.
  10. ^ "ABOUT". eggheads.org. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
  11. Lewis, Chris; Steve Pickavance (February 2006). Selecting MPLS VPN Services. Networking Technology. Cisco Press. p. 266. ISBN 978-1-58705-191-3.
  12. Piccard, Paul; Brian Baskin; George Spillman; Marcus Sachs (May 2005). Securing IM and P2P Applications for the Enterprise (1st ed.). Syngress Publishing. p. 401. ISBN 978-1-59749-017-7.
  13. ^ Damer, Bruce (October 1997). Avatars! Exploring and Building Virtual Worlds on the Internet (1st ed.). Peachpit. ISBN 978-0-201-68840-5.
  14. Clemm, Alexander; Lisandro Zambenedetti Granville; Rolf Stadler (December 2007). Managing Virtualization of Networks and Services. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Springer Science+Business Media. p. 1. ISBN 978-3-540-75693-4.
  15. ^ "README". eggheads.org. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
  16. "egghelp.org: Tcl Archive". eggheads.org. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
  17. "eggheads.org FTP: Scripts". eggheads.org. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
  18. "BOTNET". eggheads.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
  19. Piccard, et al., p. 390
  20. "PARTYLINE". eggheads.org. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
  21. Orwant, Jon (August 2004). Games, Diversions & Perl Culture. Best of the Perl Journal (1st ed.). O'Reilly Media. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-596-00312-8.
  22. Casey, Eoghan (March 2004). Digital Evidence and Computer Crime (2nd ed.). Academic Press. p. 497. ISBN 978-0-12-163104-8.

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