Va> What is MRC?  I've seen people make reference to it, but nobody's spelled 
 Va> out or provided a
 Va> web link.

MRC stands for Multi Relay Chat. Originally, it was a Mystic only platform
but since I rewrote the server completely and have documented the protocol to
open it to other platforms. I know several platforms are actively developping
interfaces to it. Namely Enigma 1/2, CNet and echicken also started something
for Synchronet.

I was thinking at creating a universal python connector so any BBS could
connect to it if they support Python. This connector would take care of all
the handshake, keep-alive and socket portion. All that remains is to create a
UI for the board itself where you pass message to that connector and read
from it. Saving most of the trouble.

If you want to try it and see how it works, visit The Bottomless Abyss
(bbs.bottomlessabyss.net:2023). You'll see the Mystic flavor of it and other
boards may implement the UI differently but this will give you an idea.

It looks more or less like IRC with a simplified approach and targetted
towards BBS use.

Cheers!

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