I have never looked much into the technical aspect of how IRC functions. I do appreciate the information though. My primary reason for comparison between a web-chat type application and IRC is to make sure the programmer is aware of the sheer volume of information to be handled and how that may affect a storage based message system. Store everything is cool, but eventually volume will get you without some means of deprecation.
Again, good information, Screamer - as I think about doing a version 3 of my script I'm going to keep this in mind.
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