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> Slack makes it so that you can see what you missed when you return. With IRC, you don’t have this. If you want it, you can set up an IRC bouncer like ZNC. So

by jeena 11y ago

> Slack makes it so that you can see what you missed when you return. With IRC, you don’t have this. If you want it, you can set up an IRC bouncer like ZNC. So perhaps I'm hoding it wrong, but I've been using ZNC for a couple of years and every time I forget to close Xchat at work and people keep talking, I can't see what they said on my phone or at home. Also I can't scroll up nor search for stuff which were said in the past. For me that is the biggest drawback with IRC. A sensible alternative, which I also was able to push at work, is Mattermost http://www.mattermost.org/ http://www.mattermost.org/ Although I would love to see us using http://matrix.org/ http://matrix.org/ but I don't expect our customers to install their own instance so we could federate any time soon.

kuschku 11y ago
> For me that is the biggest drawback with IRC. Ever heard of Quassel? An IRC bouncer where the client integrates with the bouncer – just scroll up to load more backlog. Disclaimer: Am working on Quassel.
- jeena 11y ago
  Hm nope, never heard of it. Does it work on my Sailfish OS phone, my Linux laptop and on my iMac?
  - yarrel 11y ago
    Yes.
    - jeena 11y ago
      I can't find the Sailfish OS version but it is C++ and Qt so it might be possible to migrate.
majuscule 11y ago
ZNC channel playback is configurable: KeepBuffer = true Buffer = 5000
- jeena 11y ago
  But this only works if no other client is logged in, isn't it?
  - rekado 11y ago
    No, it definitely works with multiple clients. I have ERC connected to ZNC at all times in the office and at home I have ERC connected to ZNC when I'm off work. I get buffer playback as soon as I connect and I don't miss any messages.