we are not talking about the HTTP RFC, we are talking about the URL RFC
IRC is not HTTP, your right no one is going to disagree there. but if mIRC is going to make URLS clickable, they should follow the URL RFC
also, URLS are clickable without the http://
if mIRC followed every RFC that applied to the features of mIRC, then mIRC would be a better program. it would not be trashy because no RFC defines how your display should look and feel.