Port 16000
shroudBNC
shroudBNC is a popular IRC bouncer allowing users to maintain persistent connections to IRC networks even while disconnected, offering session management, privacy, and convenience for IRC users across various clients..
Technical Details
shroudBNC (SBNc) is a versatile Internet Relay Chat (IRC) bouncer designed to facilitate persistent IRC sessions. It acts as a proxy server between IRC clients and IRC servers, maintaining the user's connection and relaying messages when clients reconnect. This architecture ensures continuous IRC presence, chat continuity, and server event retention.
Typically, shroudBNC provides features like multi-channel management, identity protection, and support for multiple IRC networks. Its architecture allows users to disconnect their client devices without missing conversations or server notices, as the bouncer logs and buffers messages during their absence.
SBNc generally operates over TCP, as is standard for most IRC connections. It is often deployed on dedicated or virtual servers with proper access controls. Being unofficial, shroudBNC is popular in hobbyist and private network communities, rather than enterprise deployments.