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We were still using this for classified chat in the Navy like 5 years ago. We didn't use the comic feature, just the normal IRC client. Eventually we followed o
by notadev 7y ago
We were still using this for classified chat in the Navy like 5 years ago. We didn't use the comic feature, just the normal IRC client. Eventually we followed other services and went to mIRC before the .gov paid some software company a ridiculous amount of money to make a very simple Java-based IRC client called Mako. It was like a software project you would do in an intermediate Java class, no bells and whistles. Ridiculous the amount of money available to SWEs who can navigate the contracting process.
- exikyut 7y agoI remember seeing a generic photo of a military comms deployment on a laptop, when I zoomed in I could clearly see mIRC on the laptop's screen. Hmm. And now I'm wondering if the simplicity you describe was just skin deep... or if Mako performed TLS cert validation et al :D
- TecoAndJix 7y agoNot all ships moved to Mako! I learned the very hard way what “slap” in mIRC means in a large strike group chat!
- jasonjayr 7y agoAppropriate in a Navy setting of course. Who doesn't keep a large trout around for slapping?