MRC

Multi-Relay Chat — a BBS-scene chat protocol that connects sysops
and users across many BBSes through a central hub.

How it differs from IRC

• One central hub (no server federation)
• Authentication is BBS-name-based (no nickserv)
• Messages carry the user's BBS-name as part of the identity
• Mostly text-only; not many bots; a calmer, more BBS-y feel

Connecting

Built in. The mrc-bridge systemd service runs alongside the BBS
and keeps a persistent connection to the configured MRC hub.

/admin/mrc/ configures:

• Hub host (default mrc.bottomlessabyss.net)
• Hub port (default 5001)
• Local channel mapping — which MRC channels get bridged into which
  local chat channels

Default channels

• lobby