Why can’t I join some IRC servers using a VPN? reddit / irc ---------------------------------------------------------------------- dokha · 2021-07-23 18:25 In the last few years the internet has become so uptight and too many UNNECESSARY restrictions every site or service i use.. Vpns/ proxies should be treated equally like any other IP addresses and not discriminated! But I need to know from the experts... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CannedDeath · 2021-07-23 18:55 They're often used for spam, evading bans, and other forms of abuse, so a lot of networks either ban major VPN providers entirely or they require to register an account and authenticate with SASL or SSL certificates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- djDef80 · 2021-07-23 21:11 They scan you for known open relays and kline you for it. It's a security precaution. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Revolutionary_Cydia · 2021-07-23 21:12 Typically if you’re using a VPN and it rejects you all you need to do is disconnect from irc and re-connect to a different VPN server and try again. Thats all. Works every time. Also some IPs get black listed for spam so just reconnect to a different server. Also depends which VPN service you’re using, meaning is it free or paid. Alternatively you could use a Tor proxy [socks5 127.0.0.1 9050] and connect to a VPS [ssh user@my_vps] proxychains ssh user@my_vps and then in your VPS use irssi irc client. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dijit · 2021-07-23 22:39 ^ this is the right answer. The more doors I leave open for the privacy conscious the more avenues of abuse I allow in. It’s made even more annoying because it only takes a single motivated individual to ruin it for everyone. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- dokha · 2021-07-24 22:09 Thank you for your answer :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- dokha · 2021-07-24 22:09 Thank you for your answer :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- dokha · 2021-07-24 22:09 Thank you for your answer :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- dokha · 2021-07-24 22:09 Thank you for your answer :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2021-09-13 17:57 [removed]