CGI:IRC -http://cgiirc.org/----------------------------CGI:IRC is a Perl/CGI program that lets you access IRC from a web browser, itis designed to be flexible and has many uses such as an IRC gateway for an IRCnetwork, a chat-room for a website or to access IRC when stuck behind arestrictive firewall.This is a very quick guide to CGI:IRC, you will find more documentation in thedocs directory and on the website.Requirements------------1. Ability to run CGI scripts using Perl 5.004 or greater2. UNIX based system3. Acceptable use policy allows access to IRCGenerally if you pay your host enough they will let you run CGI:IRC, but bewareit does use a lot of memory because each user uses a web server process and aperl process. This is due to the stream based nature and the fact mostwebservers are designed to serve static content.Installing----------These are very simple instructions, see the website for more in depthinstructions.1. Edit the cgiirc.config or cgiirc.config.full (if you use cgiirc.config.full   make sure to rename it to cgiirc.config).2. Copy or upload all the files to your cgi-bin directory, and put the images   directory in the correct location (may or may not be inside the cgi-bin   directory).   If you don't want to the docs directory does not need to be uploaded to the   server.3. Check that all the files have the correct permissions and so on4. Visit the location you installed irc.cgi to.If it doesn't work see the website as it has answers to common problems.Support-------CGI:IRC has a mailing list for support questions and anything else:http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/cgiirc-generalMake sure you read the FAQ on the website before posting though ;-)-- David Leadbeater <http://contact.dgl.cx/>