(last updated 2012-09-23)

Resource Identifier (RI) Scheme name: irc 
Status: provisional

Scheme syntax:
   irc://<host>[:<port>]/[<channel>[?<password>]]

Scheme semantics:
   Connecting to an Internet Relay Chat server to join a channel.

Encoding considerations:
   Unknown, use with care.

Applications/protocols that use this scheme name:
   Assuming the client knows a server associated with the name, 
   "host" may optionally be an IRC network name.

Interoperability considerations:
   Unknown, use with care.
   May be unsuitable for open use on the public internet.
Security considerations:
   Unknown, use with care.
Contact:
   Registering party: Dave Thaler <dthaler&microsoft.com>
   Scheme creator: IETF Draft
Author/Change controller:
   Either the registering party or someone who is verified to represent
   the scheme creator.  See previous answer.
References:
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat, http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-butcher-irc-url, http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-mirashi-url-irc-01  

(file created 2012-09-23)