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If only the big networks weren't so change averse, we could have had a new RFC for IRC that included mobile/roaming-friendly protocols, which IMHO is the #1 thi
by na85 10y ago
If only the big networks weren't so change averse, we could have had a new RFC for IRC that included mobile/roaming-friendly protocols, which IMHO is the #1 thing holding IRC back in the current age.
Does my client really have to burn battery by sending a PONG back every half second or so? Can't we have seamless roaming without disconnects?
- voltagex_ 10y agohttp://ircv3.net/ http://ircv3.net/ - not sure if it fixes the PONG issue, though.
- erlehmann_ 10y agoXMPP works so well on mobile connections that I have been using IRC over XMPP almost exclusively for quite some time using a transport that maps any IRC channel to an XMPP MUC (#maemo on freenode is “maemo%irc.freenode.net@irc.netlab.cz”) and any IRC user to an XMPP user (nickserv on freenode is “nickserv!irc.freenode.net@irc.netlab.cz”). Even when the connection is gone for several minutes (like when using UMTS on a train), XMPP usually transmits all pending messages as soon as I am back online. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XMPP https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XMPP
- jtrtoo 10y agoWow, that reminds me of UUCP.
- erlehmann_ 10y agoHow so? Please elaborate.