Which port do I use for SASL?
reddit / irc

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mcandre · 2015-01-05 17:56

Snoonet won't let me join with my IRCCloud client, complaining that I
need to use SASL. I've configured my connection to use port 6667, with
SSL enabled, but somehow that's not enough.

Do I need to use a different port?

**Update**

Ah, SASL instructions were... incomplete. Turns out I have to 1)
Enable SSL on either port 6667 or 6697 and 2) Register a nickname and
password beforehand from a different IRC client such as Colloquy.

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flotwig · 2015-01-05 18:02

SSL needs to go through port **6697**. 6667 is for plaintext only.

Side note: you need to use SASL on your free IRCCloud account because
free IRCCloud accounts are often used to ban evade, and this is a
better solution than banning IRCCloud outright.