Connecting to Freenode with irssi problems reddit / irc ---------------------------------------------------------------------- blackzensky 路 2021-11-12 16:55 Posted byu/blackzensky[just now](https://www.reddit.com/r/irc/comments /qsfgif/connecting_to_freenode_with_irssi_problems/) # Connecting to Freenode with irssi problems 馃摲 I am using iris on ubuntu when I try to connect to [irc.freenode.net](https://irc.freenode.net/) I get the error Error Closing link you must use tls/ ssl and authenticate via sail to connect to Freenode. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Gods_of_Sourdough 路 2021-11-12 17:23 Freenode only accepts connections with TLS and SASL now. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- blackzensky 路 2021-11-12 17:27 How do I do that? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- KindOne 路 2021-11-12 17:58 Freenode is under new management. You most likely do not want to use that network. Almost everyone moved to Libra.Chat and some moved to OFTC. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freenode https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libera_Chat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_and_Free_Technology_Community ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] 路 2021-11-12 17:58 [removed] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- blackzensky 路 2021-11-12 18:05 Thanks that worked I am able to get a good connection on librachat and connect to a channel but now my screen shows a list of usernames. How do I get to were people are having a conversation? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- KindOne 路 2021-11-12 18:20 If you want a social channel, try ```#chat``` or ```##chat```, I forget the name. A lot of people leave there irc clients running 24/7 so a channel might have a lot of people but no activity. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- blackzensky 路 2021-11-12 18:27 When I connect to a channel it just lists a stream of user names so I can see that the room has participants but I don't understand why no conversations are taking place. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- KindOne 路 2021-11-12 18:49 Because nobody is talking. Say something and wait for a reply. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NO_ANIME_PERMITTED 路 2021-11-12 21:05 I'm using both TLS and SASL and it doesn't even work... https://i.redd.it/f5d6kqrrb8z71.png ---------------------------------------------------------------------- dim13 路 2021-11-13 00:07 Freenode is dead. They lost/deleted all the accounts they had. Let them rest in peace. They are dead. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Gods_of_Sourdough 路 2021-11-13 03:43 I don't know, sorry. Look for help on the network's website I guess. They probably have instructions. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Jonno_FTW 路 2021-11-13 05:13 In IRC, you can't scroll back in the conversation unless you were in the channel at the time it happened. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Jonno_FTW 路 2021-11-13 05:14 You had to sign up on their website beforehand or something. The network is absolutely killed because of this. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- nubatpython 路 2021-11-13 07:35 They purposefully dropped the original services database, deleting all previously registered nicks, channels, and cloaks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- blackzensky 路 2021-11-13 20:55 I really appreciate your help. It has really helped. So now I have Irssi connecting to Rizon but I go to channel #help and it just shows a list of nicknames. I don't see any conversations. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Jonno_FTW 路 2021-11-13 22:50 You need to start talking. Other people will then talk. Don't close irssi or you will miss any conversation that happens.