Bot

[edit] Overview

In a chat environment, a bot is any kind of program or code which connects to a chat server as a user and responds automatically to certain situations. The exact behavior depends on the bot.

In IRC, there are two types of bots: the ones built into the IRC server, which are managed through the IRC server's botserv service, and custom-coded bots which are operated separately (and typically run on a different machine altogether, sometimes sharing a user's computer).

[edit] Related Pages

• Bots in the Sluggy channels