1. Overview

Riece is a user interface for IRC (Internet Relay Chat). You should spell it with the first letter capitalized and pronounce it as /ri:s/.

The features of Riece are as follows:

• Several IRC servers may be used at the same time.

• Many features built upon the extension mechanism called add-on. Currently 30 such add-ons are available.

• Installation is easy. Riece doesn't depend on other packages.

• Setup is easy. Automatically save/restore the configuration.

• Step-by-step instructions are included.

• Mostly compliant with the latest IRC client protocol (RFC 2812).

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