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progval · 2021-05-26 17:31:57+00:00

You can also run your own IRC server. Risks are the same either way.

Helianthus | karma 1063 | avg karma 2.26 · | 2013-03-16 20:37:02+00:00

Uh. I don't see the relation. You can run your own IRC server.

philwelch | karma 36168 | avg karma 2.59 · | 2017-10-26 01:42:41

Why not use run an open-source IRC server then?

lmm | karma 42440 | avg karma 1.91 · | 2014-09-19 11:26:10+00:00

I've seen IRC used the same way - and at least there you can move to your own server if the operator changes their ToS.

joshmanders | karma 4686 | avg karma 4.31 · | 2022-08-26 18:36:18

Just host your own IRC server and migrate to IRC? /s

def8cefe | karma 1363 | avg karma 7.88 · | 2020-04-27 04:27:53

If you implement services on an IRC server you can do the same.

falcolas | karma 33589 | avg karma 3.15 · | 2016-01-22 17:16:26+00:00

IRC on a server I control, or some slack clone with on-premise hosting. Call me paranoid, but I'm paranoid.

BadassFractal | karma 2418 | avg karma 2.2 · | 2012-09-16 05:09:23+00:00

On that note, any good guides for hosting your own IRC server on your home network (and safely expose it to the Internet) if you have a spare Ubuntu server box lying around?

asdkhadsj | karma 1709 | avg karma 2.83 · | 2020-02-20 16:57:33+00:00

Wouldn't you be the one choosing the IRC server? I thought the point of this was if you wanted to run your own IRC bouncer with a web client, similar to a self hosted IRCCloud.

mehrzad | karma 876 | avg karma 2.87 · | 2013-05-08 10:34:54

Is IRC safe? I have a channel as my main form of communication with friends. Some people do local logging but I know who everyone is. Ironically I plan to use IRCcloud or IRCanywhere. Self hosting of online tools should be made much easier. I plan to self-host email but it seems like a pain.

hit8run | karma 1563 | avg karma 3.27 · | 2022-08-27 00:58:36

ffs just use IRC. Not proprietary. You can host it yourself. All your base are belong to… yourself.

yona | karma 3 | avg karma 0.33 · | 2021-03-26 01:49:02

I’ve never tried IRC. I’ll look into it.

kyrias | karma 183 | avg karma 1.41 · | 2013-04-21 18:47:27+00:00

On any IRC server. There's absolutely no reason to host your own.

axod | karma 15942 | avg karma 2.86 · | 2009-02-16 16:06:17+00:00

Why not just an irc server, with SSL and passwords etc?

techsupporter | karma 9876 | avg karma 6.42 · | 2020-08-27 05:44:27+00:00

For standalone IRC servers, yes. But many IRC servers are collected together into networks (Undernet, Freenode, EFnet, and so on) and in that case all you need to be is in the same channel on the same network.

IRC is "very different" in the sense that it's more open and more freewheeling than, say, Slack. Slack is basically IRC with a slicker coat of paint and more monetization.

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tovej | karma 426 | avg karma 1.91 · | 2022-02-12 07:01:59

IRC is almost always logged, and if you need to log things yourself, you can use a bouncer or set up a server.

mmercedes | karma 5 | avg karma 1.0 · | 2023-07-29 22:33:13

you don't need a company in the country you reside with your billing address on file to run an irc server though

ronsor | karma 4522 | avg karma 4.09 · | 2019-06-06 22:58:52

Yep. I run a server on a small IRC network.

remram | karma 7409 | avg karma 1.74 · | 2022-11-02 15:25:11

Couldn't you use someone else's IRC server, the same way you use Discord's server?

userbinator | karma 78987 | avg karma 4.37 · | 2022-08-02 18:44:33

Indeed. In the decentralised spirit of IRC, if you want a client to maintain a persistent connection and/or log while you're away, you need to run one yourself.