History is possible with current IRC tech & spec, but I think the cost (GDPR compliance etc.) will be a challenge for networks run by volunteers. Even before th

History is possible with current IRC tech & spec, but I think the cost (GDPR compliance etc.) will be a challenge for networks run by volunteers. Even before the spec work, IRCCloud has been an option for a long time. Now there is a chat service for paid users of Sourcehut: https://sourcehut.org/blog/2021-11-29-announcing-the-chat.sr.ht-public-beta/ https://sourcehut.org/blog/2021-11-29-announcing-the-chat.sr... Ticket for ratifying CHATHISTORY, tracking implementations: https://github.com/ircv3/ircv3-specifications/issues/437 https://github.com/ircv3/ircv3-specifications/issues/437