Ancillary or client protocol

RIPscrip

Remote Imaging Protocol

Historical Not in common current use Legacy

A BBS graphics protocol that was adopted by a small number of MUDs.

Protocol overview

First seen: 1993
Present-day status: Historical
In use today?: No common current use was verified.
Legacy?: Yes. It may still matter for compatibility or historical systems.
Layer: Ancillary or client protocol
Transport: In-band line-oriented vector and UI commands
Research validated: 2026-08-29

Current use and fit

The preservation archive states that no clients in use support it today.

Implementation essentials

Implement only for historical emulation or a preservation viewer.

Compatibility and safety notes

It is not a viable default MUD UI protocol.
Treat command-driven graphics as active content.

Original specifications and sources

MUD Standards v1.54 preservation Preservation

Where an original site has disappeared, a preservation archive is linked and identified as such. MUDVerse does not claim authorship of the original protocol.