A federated, real-time chat network connecting BBS systems and users around the world.
MRC (Multi-Relay Chat) is a real-time chat network inspired by the classic BBS era. It connects multiple BBS systems — and standalone servers — into a single federated network, so users on different servers can talk to each other instantly in shared rooms.
Think of it like IRC, but built for the BBS community: you connect through your favourite BBS or directly to an MRC server, and you're part of a live, global chat network shared across every participating system.
The easiest way. Open your browser and start chatting - no software to install. However you require an MRC Trust account, initially created from a BBS in MRC.
Mobile friendlyConnect via telnet or SSH to a BBS that runs MRC using your terminal client of choice.
Classic BBS experienceConnect using any IRC client. MRC bridges to IRC so you can join the network from your favourite client. An MRC Trust account is required, initially created from a BBS in MRC.
Any IRC clientOnce connected, these commands get you started. Type /HELP for the full list.
/JOIN lobbyJoin a room or channel/LISTList all active rooms/STATISTICSShow server and network statistics/CHATTERSSee everyone online across the network/MSG username textSend a private message/HELPShow the full command referenceMRC is now federated — multiple servers are interconnected so their users can all talk together. When you send a message, it's relayed across every connected server in real time. No matter which server you connect to, you're part of the same conversation.
Each server in the federation is located in different regions and form a single network. The network grows as more BBS systems join.
Anyone can connect his BBS to MRC and clients are available on many different platforms already.
The MRC network is already composed off over 100 BBSes and each server can now supports 300+ concurrent connections, SSL/TLS, a web dashboard, and a browser-based web chat client.