/Scriptserv

🎯 Purpose

Scriptserv is a comprehensive preservation project dedicated to collecting, documenting, and archiving mIRC scripts.

⚙️ Functionality

The site allows you to search, sort, filter, and download scripts directly from the GitHub repository where all files are stored.

Sorting: Click field names / headings

Filtering: Use the search bar OR click links under headings (category, authors, year, tags)

*Be sure to clear filters using the button that appears in the upper-right-hand corner above the table

📊 Project Methodology

This project started with a Python web scraping script and archive.org's CDX API. I scraped for all .zip files from many now defunct scripting sites from the years of 1996 - 2008. This represents the majority of the scripts / addons you'll find here, but I'll be continuously adding to the collection from other sources.

I've been cataloging and documenting the scripts using a combination of Python metadata scraping and good old fashioned elbow grease. This will be done in chunks and by the end of it you can expect ~1000 files.

💭 Background

This is a labor of love. Like many from my generation, mIRC scripting was my introduction into programming, followed closely by building websites purely in HTML. This was a magical time in my life.

/me slaps you around a bit with a large trout

I hope you enjoy the site, feel a bit of nostalgia, and maybe even find a script from your past.

✍🏻 Author

I'm tech professional who works in the data realm. So, I'm usually writing SQL queries or Python scripts to pay the bills. For fun, I like to play around with web development and Python GUIs.

These days I go by sorzkode online but back in my IRC days, you may have known me by k0t3x - yes like the tampon. I was a teenager, it was 1337 and funny at the same time....perfect.

🖥️ Site Requirements

Keeping with the theme of this project, this site is built with good old-fashioned HTML, JS, PHP and CSS. It is NOT optimized for mobile use. If you have ad-blockers and / or JS disabled, don't expect a pleasant experience.

🔒 Privacy

Your privacy is important. This site:

• Does not use cookies or tracking pixels
• Does not collect personal information beyond what you voluntarily submit
• Only tracks basic download statistics to gauge script popularity
• Uses reCAPTCHA on forms to prevent spam (Google's privacy policy applies)
• All data is stored securely and is never shared with third parties

🐛 Reporting Issues

Found a bug? Have a suggestion? Don't be a lamer....Report it:

• GitHub: Open an issue on the GitHub repository for technical issues or feature requests
• Contact Form: Use the contact form for general feedback

All reports and feedback are truly appreciated 💞