A link to what? These were internal tests I ran because I got tired of loading yet another "best" irc client just to get booted repeatedly from an irc server. Last I checked, this was a thread for stating your favorite chat clients. I just did so and stated my reasons. I didnt run a exhaustive comparative study on every single irc client available and have no intention of doing so. For that reason, I will not publish the material. People like to flame information. Feel free to run your own tests using the rfc specifications. I just don't have the time to deal with an in-depth study on freeware. This is the last I'll speak on this thread, so feel free to flame away.

If irssi really doesn't comply with rfc standards that's something I would like to know, but if you can't/won't supply any more details that's fine too.