Freenode IRC

[Andrew Janke]

On 5/19/21 2:44 PM, Rainer Müller wrote:
> On 19/05/2021 20.25, Andrew Janke wrote:
>> Have you considered using ZNC or another IRC "bouncer"? It'll retain and
>> replay history for you so you can get offline messages and have a
>> consistent message history between computers and devices. Pretty easy to
>> install if you have a Linux server somewhere, and hardly uses any resources.
> I am also using ZNC myself. It definitely makes the experience with IRC
> better, but the effort is shifted to the individual user. Even having
> access to a server to self-host a bouncer is not common.
>
> With RocketChat as an example, everyone gets these features out of the
> box without taking additional action.
>
> Rainer

I agree: running ZNC yourself is for advanced users, and is a barrier to 
entry. Having this stuff out of the box for all users is better.

Cheers,
Andrew