Mirc Scoop Script -

Introduction Since its release in 1995, mIRC (Microsoft Internet Relay Chat) has remained one of the most popular IRC clients for Windows, largely due to its powerful and accessible scripting language. Among the countless scripts and add-ons developed over the decades, a particular genre known as the "Scoop Script" occupies a unique, albeit controversial, niche. A "scoop" in IRC parlance refers to the automated collection, logging, and often re-display of information from a channel—most notably, usernames, IP addresses, and hostmasks. This essay explores the technical mechanics of mIRC scoop scripts, their primary functions in channel administration and security, the ethical and privacy concerns they raise, and their ultimate legacy within IRC culture. Technical Mechanics of a Scoop Script At its core, a mIRC scoop script is a set of instructions written in mIRC's scripting language ( .ini and .mrc files) designed to react to specific raw server events. The most common trigger is the 352 numeric reply, which is the raw IRC protocol response to a /WHO command. This reply contains a delimited line of user information: channel, username, hostname, server, nickname, and hop count.

A basic scoop script intercepts this raw event using the RAW event listener: Mirc Scoop Script