"Disconnected for Sleep Mode" message spam
reddit / irc

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Jason1923 · 2021-11-28 10:21

Hi, I'm very new to IRC and I'm mainly using it to keep up with
development of some open source projects. I'm using Textual and when I
put my computer to sleep, I get this message sent to the chat:
https://imgur.com/a/3VvZNpR.

Does this get sent to everyone on the server? If so, is this unusual
or annoying? I don't see it from the other ~30 members on the server
so I'm not sure if there's some way to disable this or some method to
persistently connect to IRC.

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htepO · 2021-11-28 10:41

The quit message will be seen by anyone in the same channels you are
in.

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Gods_of_Sourdough · 2021-11-28 11:36

[https://help.codeux.com/textual/Frequently-Asked-Questions.kb#f=faq-
entry-3-7](https://help.codeux.com/textual/Frequently-Asked-
Questions.kb#f=faq-entry-3-7)

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>Textual disconnects you with the reason “Disconnect for Sleep Mode”
when your Mac is preparing to enter “sleep mode.”
>
>The Internet is turned off when your Mac is in sleep mode which means
Textual has no way to keep you connected.
>
>If you are not worried about how long your battery will last
throughout the day, then you can install Caffeine.
>
>Caffeine will tell your Mac that you want it to stay awake while
Textual is connected.

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Jason1923 · 2021-11-28 12:14

Thanks! Is this bad etiquette though?

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msawaie · 2021-11-28 12:18

try to use a bouncer like ZNC

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ProgVal · 2021-11-28 12:44

It depends how often you do it. Two-three times a day is fine. I have
noticed some mac clients (I don't remember if it's textual) reconnect
every hour because some macbooks wake up from sleep automatically then
go back to sleep; that can be kind of annoying.

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Jason1923 · 2021-11-28 12:45

Yeah I don't have that "power nap" feature enabled, but I do tend to
put my laptop to sleep often. I'll definitely look into ZNC as someone
else mentioned below.

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Jason1923 · 2021-11-28 12:45

Thanks! This seems like the solution.

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msawaie · 2021-11-28 12:49

make sure you install ZNC on a separate machine though, maybe a
raspberry pi or you could host it on google compute engine for free,
otherwise it won’t make a difference. good luck.

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schwiftshop · 2021-11-28 14:49

> is it bad etiquette though?

Its easy enough for someone to tell their client to filter out
messages like this if it becomes bothersome - anyway, you're on the
right track with VNC, you'll have a way better overall experience, but
don't worry about quit messages.