[PLUG] IRC server recommendations please

[AthlonRob]

Rich Burroughs wrote:
> I'm looking for recommendations for IRC server software. I haven't used
> IRC in a looong time :)  This would be used by a small group of people,
> privately, with only a few channels. No need for file sharing/transfer.

I'm using miniircd for that.  It's a short (910 line) Python IRC daemon
that's really pretty bare-minimum.  Setup doesn't get much easier
(essentially there is none).

> Ease of setup is a big plus. It would be really nice if people could see
> at least some history of the conversation that had happened before they
> joined, if possible.

AFAIK, you can't do that with IRC - you might take a look at Jabber?

Rob