---
name: "ezbounce"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ezbounce"
version: "0.99.12-2"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ezbounce"
---

# ezbounce(1)

A highly configurable IRC proxy

## NAME

ezbounce - A highly configurable IRC proxy

## SYNOPSIS

**ezbounce** \[*options*\] *configuration file*

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **ezbounce** command. This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page. **ezbounce** is a very configurable IRC proxy or 'bouncer'. Its basic  features include password protection, remote administration, logging and  listening on multiple ports. It lets you configure hosts to give access  to and which addresses and ports they may connect to. It also can be setup  to ban connections to and from certain addresses.

## OPTIONS

A summary of options is included below.

- **-h**

  Show summary of options.

- **-f**

  Stay in foreground

- **-c \<hostname\>**

  Bind connections to a specific interface (vhost).

- **-b \<hostname\>**

  Listen for connections on a different interface.

- **-u \<uid\>**

  Become user uid after binding listen socket

## SEE ALSO

[**mdidentd**(1)](/mdidentd/1.md),\

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Karl Soderstrom \<coldn@gamearena.net\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).