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Probably someone just discovered it. I think it is relevant in the Slack-oriented era. I would love IRC getting the hype instead: the protocol and software is
by fcanela 10y ago
Probably someone just discovered it.
I think it is relevant in the Slack-oriented era. I would love IRC getting the hype instead: the protocol and software is open and easy to understand.
- dvirsky 10y agoThe only problem about it for me, is that having search and offline messages is not possible by default. I'm using IRC for the #redis community channel, and joining a discussion after my laptop has been in my bag for a couple of hours is not really feasible.
- giancarlostoro 10y agoTo my understanding you can setup Quassel as a bouncer on a server, so when you reconnect it will update all you missed, you just need a cheap VPS or another desktop to connect through elsewhere. Some channels also have searchable logs via bots as well. Ironically BotBot.ME which is powered by redis doesn't have a bot at #redis but oh well...
- wcummings 10y agoThat's not out-of-the-box
- fcanela 10y agoThere are other out-the-box alternatives. IRCCloud was mentioned in comments.
- skrowl 10y agoIRCCloud disconnects you after 2 hours of idle time unless you pay them
- rurounijones 10y agoIt is on linux. Ubuntu has the combined client and the separate client / server ones ready to go.
- eatonphil 10y agoPersonally, I have a tiny VPS running weechat, tmux, and mosh that let's me keep history and stay connected 24/7.
- kichuku 10y agocan you please elaborate more? I am looking to setup something similar. I have minimal linux knowledge and I have done a basic setup of weechat+screen.
- eatonphil 10y agoSure, here's how it works with tmux: 1. Install weechat, tmux, mosh 2. Make sure firewall allows mosh 3. Start a named tmux session (tmux new -s weechat) 4. Start weechat 5. Detach session (Ctrl-a d) 6. Connect using mosh and attach the session (mosh myvps 'tmux a -t weechat')
- cocotino 10y agoMakes no sense to me, having bouncers (which have existed since forever) that let you connect using any client, not just Quassel.
- lorenzhs 10y agoHave you had a look at WeeChat + Glowing Bear? The idea is to keep WeeChat running permanently on a server (screen/tmux) and to connect to it from a browser (desktop or mobile). All the logs and highlights will be there, and read status is synced. No cloud, communication is direct between browser and WeeChat via websockets. Disclosure: I am a maintainer of Glowing Bear. Join us in #glowing-bear if you have questions :)
- kuschku 10y agoThat’s the same as Quassel + Quassel-Webserver ;) In the end, as long as the people use a FLOSS IRC client, it’s beneficial for the entire community.
- lorenzhs 10y agoJudging by the screenshots it does look quite similar, nice. Do you know whether it works well on mobile? That's one of the main selling points for many users. The tmux+ssh user experience is not that great on mobile :)
- ultramancool 10y agoThe weechat android experience is amazing. I actually switched to weechat from irssi and irssi connectbot specifically for it. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubergeek42.WeechatAndroid&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubergeek42... Quassel did not have nearly as nice a client for mobile and I really prefer terminal based clients on non-mobile platforms.