Eggdrop
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Eggdrop is a popular IRC bot and the oldest that is still being maintained.[5][6][7]
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Developer(s) | Eggheads[1][2] |
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Initial release | December 1993; 30 years ago (1993-12) |
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Written in | C, Tcl |
Operating system | Unix-like |
Size | 1 MB |
Type | IRC bot |
License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
Website | www |
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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.[8][9][10]
Eggdrop was originally intended to help manage and protect channels from takeover attempts.[7][11][12][13][14]