Implementing IRC protocol

I want to create an IRC client. However, I'm not sure as to how I to go about implementing the protocol.

After I create a socket that is connected to the server, how do I know what to listen for and what to send?

Any guidance, reading, or other form of help will be greatly apperciated.

Thank you for your time and effort,

Joseph

RFC-Editor Webpage
Look up the RFC which defines IRC

I've been trying since yesterday. The page still doesn't load for me. I think the server is down.
Do you have an alternate link?

Thanks,

Joseph

LMGTFY

If you try to search for some C++ IRC clients, there may be open source tiny programs that implement basic IRC features (they are popular so there should be many). They are very simple commands that you send back and forth with IRC. That's why IRC is so popular really, because it's so simple.

I think it will be easier to find very simple bot which implements basic part of the protocol.

I agree with execute about easiness of IRC protocol. It's so easy to implement that I've found it easier to write a simple quick and dirty bot if your IRC channel needs something and not to try to find some ugly tcl script that you don't understand and hand it to eggdrop.

Hello cs_student,
Here is some things that gonna help you:

• C++ Class Library for IRC
• C And C++ - IRC Client | DreamInCode.net
• CodeGuru: C++ Class Library for IRC

Thanks,
Nathan Paulino Campos