Would modern IRC with SASL/SSL worked during the August Coup?
reddit / irc

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figboot_dev · 2020-05-12 16:50

...not sure what you're asking. Also, SASL =/= SSL

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zerothis · 2020-05-17 03:38

IRC was once as easy as connecting to a server and giving an real or
fake email and providing whatever username fit the moment. Then join a
channel and chat or message direct. Modern IRC is more complicated.
Could IRC have been used to establish unhindered two-way communication
during the Coup if it required the same steps and protocols as it does
today?

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WorldGenesis · 2020-05-17 19:01

I mean, Modern IRC hasn't really changed all that much, just adding
stuff on-top while keeping the original stuff :P

There's alot of factors, an SSL connection to the server would work to
keep communication encrypted, and then using SASL secure logins to
prevent false names.

And then you could probably do a DCC-chat to bypass the server for
doing two-way direction communication :P

I believe PM's/Direct messages go through the server first before
reaching the client, maybe someone can chime in and correct me on
that.