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This is a common refrain of IRC users who don't know what it's like to have real, convenient persistence that works for everyone. Nobody has made persistent IR

by rspeer 8y ago

This is a common refrain of IRC users who don't know what it's like to have real, convenient persistence that works for everyone. Nobody has made persistent IRC channels that are as usable as newer chat products that don't try to be IRC.

dom96 8y ago
BNCs provide a semblance of persistence. But the real problem with IRC is smartphone persistence, I think irccloud is the only service that solves this. But alas, it isn't free. So can this be solved for free? Is it even a good idea to solve it?
- plett 8y ago
  thelounge is an web based IRC client with persistence like irccloud, except that thelounge is open source and self-hosted. https://thelounge.chat/ https://thelounge.chat/
  - rspeer 8y ago
    A web-based client is not going to provide adequate persistence on a smartphone.
    - xPaw 8y ago
      Lounge works fine on a smartphone because the actual IRC connection would be handled by a server where you host it, not your own phone.
      - dom96 8y ago
        Do you get notifications when you are mentioned on your phone though?
        xPaw 8y ago
        If your browser supports web push spec, yes!