New to IRC Mac user, looking for a platform reddit / irc ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Diem_T · 2018-05-19 10:53 I started off in sound design and i took off going from software to software ending up in visual effects and starting to write small extended script in after effects. Started my first wordpress page and i know theres alot to learn. Im not afraid of hard work in fact the steeper the learning curve it seems to be the higher the pay off =P How do i connect to a secure IRC? is there one better for certain technical/procedural tasks? thx all ---------------------------------------------------------------------- tazz_2004 · 2018-05-19 11:15 This is quiet dated but I use limechat. I don't recommend this, but just letting you know what I use. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _xsgb · 2018-05-19 16:49 Check if the server you want to connect to supports SSL and SASL for authentication. You'll probably have to generate a self\-signed certificate for it ! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- namenamee · 2018-05-19 19:57 Long time IRC user here, I suggest IRCCloud and Textual as a secondary option but really the first one is all you need. I’m talking about focusing on work, getting stuff done and learn new thing and not wasting energy and time into clients configurations etc. unless you’re into that, I still like to test all of them but now I mainly use IRCCloud. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicd · 2018-05-19 22:07 There's nothing there that requires a self-signed cert. For example TLS and SASL PLAIN would work fine. No client side cert needed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicd · 2018-05-19 22:10 Note that IRC and "secure" are not compatible. Sure you can connect to a server with TLS encrypted connection, but that server most likely talks to the other clients unencrypted, so you can't trust your messages to stay private/encrypted. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- VersedNJ · 2018-07-30 23:34 Textual is a great client, cost a few bucks, you can download from the developer or through the app store. The developer is on the freenode channel all the time, will answer and help. I don't like to use it's the best. People tend to prefer one client over the other, or just plain get used to something and really have no need to switch.