# infobot0.43.0

**Category:** Standalone_Bot
**Original Author:** Kevin Lenzo & Patrick Cole

## Description
Infobot is a standalone IRC bot that processes user queries, maintains databases of information, and provides responses based on those databases. It runs unattended and can be configured to handle various types of interactions.

## Key Features
- Processes "x is y" statements to update its database.
- Responds to user queries with stored information.
- Manages a tracking system for logging actions.
- Supports CTCP (Client-to-Client Protocol) commands.
- Handles DNS lookups and domain summaries.
- Can be configured via parameter files.

## File Analysis
- **run_if_needed.pl** — Checks if the bot is running and starts it if necessary.
- **track2fact.pl** — Converts tracking logs into database entries.
- **ANSI.pl** — Provides ANSI color codes for text formatting.
- **CTCP.pl** — Handles CTCP commands.
- **DBM.pl** — Manages databases using DBM files.
- **DNS.pl** — Performs DNS lookups and caches results.
- **Help.pl** — Provides help documentation based on a configuration file.
- **Internic.pl** — Retrieves domain information from Internic.
- **Irc.pl** — Handles IRC server interactions, including joining channels and setting user modes.
- **IrcExtras.pl** — Extends IRC functionality with additional hooks and utilities.
- **Math.pl** — Performs simple math operations based on input.
- **Misc.pl** — Contains miscellaneous utility functions for processing text and messages.
- **Norm.pl** — Normalizes user inputs to standard forms.
- **Params.pl** — Loads and manages configuration parameters.
- **Process.pl** — Processes incoming IRC messages.
- **Question.pl** — Handles question-based queries.
- **Reply.pl** — Retrieves and formats responses from the database.
- **Search.pl** — Searches for specific patterns in the database.
- **Setup.pl** — Sets up initial configurations and variables.
- **Statement.pl** — Manages statement-based updates to the database.
- **Traceroute.pl** — Performs traceroute operations.
- **Update.pl** — Updates the bot's knowledge base based on user statements.
- **User.pl** — Manages user-specific configurations.
- **myRoutines.pl** — Custom routines for processing messages.
- **Zephyr.pl** — Handles Zephyr message hooks.
- **ZephyrExtras.pl** — Extends Zephyr functionality with additional hooks and utilities.
- **ZephyrHooks.pl** — Hooks for handling Zephyr actions and messages.