A script for identifying URL and protocol strings in the mIRC client for IRC
Originally submitted to
mircscripts.org
back in 2004, and since updated until 2006.
mIRC offers a simple double-click to open URLs, unfortunately this requires the user to be protocol-specific, when they often omit the prefixes and just provide a top level domain.
This script allows for configured wildcards and regex matches to identify links and protocols.
By default, it'll let you click links such as domain.com
or domain.net
, but you could also add strings
such as ://
to click any protocol address as well (for example ftp://somesite.com
to instantly open an FTP link).
- Extract all files to any directory.
- Open mIRC and type:
/load -rs <dir>\URL-Recog.mrc
If you get prompted about running the script, please select "Yes".
Right-click and select "URL Reconizer" in the popup menu if you wish to alter the recognized patterns.
The script is licensed under GPL-2.0, although mIRC itself uses a proprietary license, and is trialware.
You are free to use this script as you see fit, but please do include appropriate crediting whenever applicable.