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Well, there's IRCv3... Problem with multi-device is you need some way of authenticating multiple TCP connections as the same logical user, at which point a lot

Well, there's IRCv3... Problem with multi-device is you need some way of authenticating multiple TCP connections as the same logical user, at which point a lot of IRC's simplicity of implementation has been lost. Whether that's a worthwhile sacrifice is a different question though; I think it might be (as a young IRC nerd).

Cloudef 6y ago
Irc over ssh would solve that and add encryption as a bonus.
na85 6y ago
I feel like certificate based authentication with the server as an optional usermode would solve that.
keyle 6y ago
Yes, I had keys in mind. Some work definitely for UX improvements there, onboarding users.