Is there any way to maintain a persistent connection to an IRC server
with a patchy connection?
reddit / irc

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[deleted] · 2012-12-22 00:47

So I use an IRC channel where you join a queue but only remain in it
if you don't disconnect, but my internet connection will usually drop
off for a minute or two every few hours, disconnecting me and booting
me out of the queue. Is there service that'll let my session survive a
few minutes disconnection (I don't know how this would work, perhaps
an online client that maintains some sort of middle-man connection or
something)?

Thanks for your help

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AltReality · 2012-12-22 01:07

Get a linux shell account on a better connected server,  and run irssi
in a screen session. If you disconnect, screen will stay running and
keep your place in queue.

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Paradox · 2012-12-22 01:31

Use a ZNC, or as someone else suggested, irssi/weechat + screen/tmux

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le1ca · 2012-12-22 01:32

Just find a shell server of bnc host. A bnc/bouncer is a program on a
server in another place which connects to an IRC server and then
allows you to connect to it to interact with that server. It maintains
the connection to the server if you lose the connection to it.

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tobsn · 2012-12-22 06:45

psybnc

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Lord_Zero · 2012-12-22 07:37

I use [quassel](http://quassel-irc.org/) and run my core on a Ubuntu
VPS with 256MB RAM and < 1 Ghz processing power, you dont need much.

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[deleted] · 2012-12-22 11:13

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[deleted] · 2012-12-22 12:16

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aperson · 2012-12-22 14:40

Znc is actively developed and works great (it even has multi-network
support, which was psybnc's upper-hand over znc).

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tobsn · 2012-12-22 15:49

because you don't need more. its not like the irc protocol did change
in the last 10 years...

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aMunster · 2012-12-22 23:27

Lowendbox.com has plenty of deals. Their limit per month is $7. I got
a nice one from UGVPS for $5/mo: 50gb storage, 4 cores, 1gb ram. For
Irssi this is major overkill.

I feel your pain, OP.

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keve · 2012-12-24 13:48

Irccloud

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mdelaossa · 2013-02-15 20:39

[budgetvm](http://budgetvm.com) has $15/year and $30/year VPSs with
128mb and 256mb RAM respectively (OpenVZ)