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'''Darkbot''' was originally created by Undernet server administrator (and SearchIRC founder) Jason Hamilton as an aid for help channels to answer repeated questions from its virtually unlimited database. It has become a very popular talking robot and is used all over IRC for various purposes, such as IRC quote bots, help bots, and emulating humanoid responses. | '''Darkbot''' was originally created by Undernet server administrator (and SearchIRC founder) Jason Hamilton as an aid for help channels to answer repeated questions from its virtually unlimited database. It has become a very popular talking robot and is used all over IRC for various purposes, such as IRC quote bots, help bots, and emulating humanoid responses. | ||
The last stable release was darkbot6f6, released in 2001. Darkbot has been unmaintained since | The last stable release was darkbot6f6, released in 2001. Darkbot has been unmaintained since 2005.<ref>http://darkbot.sourceforge.net/</ref> | ||
The [[cobalt]] project attempts to resurrect & improve on Darkbot functionality. | The [[cobalt]] project attempts to resurrect & improve on Darkbot functionality. | ||
Revision as of 00:15, 8 July 2012
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| Programming language: | C |
| Platform: | Unix, Windows |
| Status: | Dead |
| License: | freeware |
| Homepage: | http://darkbot.sourceforge.net |
Darkbot was originally created by Undernet server administrator (and SearchIRC founder) Jason Hamilton as an aid for help channels to answer repeated questions from its virtually unlimited database. It has become a very popular talking robot and is used all over IRC for various purposes, such as IRC quote bots, help bots, and emulating humanoid responses.
The last stable release was darkbot6f6, released in 2001. Darkbot has been unmaintained since 2005.[1]
The cobalt project attempts to resurrect & improve on Darkbot functionality.
Features
- Multi-lingual (packaged with 18 languages)
- Multi-user & online user management
- Can speak randomly and/or in response to user questions & chat
- Searchable topics & "random stuffs"
- Understands basic channel commands, eg !op !deop !kick !ping