What is Infobot?

Author: Leandro Alegsa

Q: What is Infobot?


A: Infobot is a Perl IRC bot that was created in 1995 by Kevin Lenzo.

Q: What was the main goal of Infobot?


A: The main goal of Infobot was to remember URLs and associate them with a name.

Q: Why was Infobot created?


A: Infobot was created so that if someone needed a specific web address, they could ask the bot.

Q: What was the nickname of the first Infobot?


A: The nickname of the first Infobot was 'url', and it was used in the #macintosh channel in the EFnet IRC network.

Q: Is the main project of Infobot still active?


A: No, the main project of Infobot is now inactive.

Q: Have any forks been made from the original Infobot program?


A: Yes, many forks have been made from the original Infobot program.

Q: Do these forks carry any extra features?


A: Yes, many of these forks carry extra features.


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