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Does it use IRC on the backend? This is a nice UI, being able to set it up with a custom IRC server would be very nice. Another cool feature would be the abili
by avar 16y ago
Does it use IRC on the backend? This is a nice UI, being able to set it up with a custom IRC server would be very nice.
Another cool feature would be the ability to embed a chat window on another website.
- bdr 16y agoNo, it's not actually IRC, just web-based chatrooms. That comparison has caused some unnecessary confusion. Embeddable is coming soon. The problem with making a web-based interface to IRC is that you're liable to get blocked like Mibbit.
- derefr 16y agoWhy not a web client, to an IRC gateway, to your own IRC servers, though? That would be my strategy—scaling an IRCd is a very, very well-researched problem, compared to scaling your own proprietary backend.
- mdisraeli 16y agoI've always thought that IRC should be more of the technology, not the tools. More importantly, being able to use IRC would offer the easy solution to the critical mass problem.