# IRC - Internet Relay Chat - RFC 1459
-# Pattern quality: good veryfast
+# Pattern attributes: great veryfast fast
+# Protocol groups: chat ietf_proposed_standard
+# Wiki: http://www.protocolinfo.org/wiki/IRC
+# Copyright (C) 2008 Matthew Strait, Ethan Sommer; See ../LICENSE
#
# Usually runs on port 6666 or 6667
# Note that chat traffic runs on these ports, but IRC-DCC traffic (which
# must have the IRC connection tracking module in your kernel to classify
# this.
#
-# This pattern has been tested and is believed to work well. If it does not
-# work for you, or you believe it could be improved, please post to
-# l7-filter-developers@lists.sf.net . This list may be subscribed to at
-# http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/l7-filter-developers
+# This pattern has been tested and is believed to work well.
irc
# First thing that happens is that the client sends NICK and USER, in