Can IRC be set up like discord?
reddit / irc

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meliwe5325 · 2021-06-05 04:00

Or do you always have to rejoin chats

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snowice0 · 2021-06-05 04:02

If you disconnect you Always always to rejoin but you can have auto
join on most clients

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[deleted] · 2021-06-05 05:17

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soundfeel · 2021-06-05 05:24

You can buy an shell access or set up your own VPS. There you can
install eg. 'screen' and 'irssi' and your client stays connected. You
just reconnect to that 'screen'. I've been connected to IRCnet like
that since the late nineties.

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[deleted] · 2021-06-05 06:21

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ProgVal · 2021-06-05 08:02

In addition to what the others said, you can use IRCCloud to remain
connected without having to set up your own bouncer.

Some networks also allow you to get the chat history without a
bouncer, so it depends what you connect to.

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Garret88 · 2021-06-05 08:18

There are some IRC servers (like ergo) which work like discord and do
not bouncers like ZNC or services like irccloud.

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fleg · 2021-06-05 10:42

Also Convos seems to be pretty nice.
IRCCloud, if you don't want to host it yourself but you're okay with
paying for it (or with limitations of the free account)

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Scrawn69 · 2021-06-05 11:53

Well here is a nice free bnc for any irc been using it for a long time
https://ircnow.org/ there a lot more you can get like shell, bots, vpn
etc.

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SmallerBork · 2021-08-09 03:08

So you have to rent someone else's computer or build a home server to
see the last few messages so you can jump into a conversation?

No wonder IRC is dying, Andrew Lee did us a favor.

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soundfeel · 2021-08-09 19:22

Yeah, well. World moves on. IRC has never been quite the mainstream
way of communication. Or everyones cup of tea for that matter. Still
loving it.