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As a user of XChat[0] since 1999, I can tell you that it's definitely not encrypted or secure. Don't believe the hype! [0]: http://xchat.org http://xchat.org

Vinz_ 1y ago
> Dubbed "XChat" (not to be confused with the venerable Linux/Windows IRC app of the same name) It’s not the same XChat
- DavidDiazUA 1y ago
  @grok is this true?
  - Imustaskforhelp 1y ago
    Is there grok on hackernews?
    - astar1 1y ago
      lol!
  - gr0k 1y ago
    [dead]
- 0xAFFFF 1y ago
  Concerning
- RUnconcerned 1y ago
  Looking into this
- bilekas 1y ago
  I think you missed the joke. As a fellow XChat user I can assure you, Elon is wrong.
  - Vinz_ 1y ago
    I apparently did, although I still struggle to understand what the joke is, to be honest. Thank you for at least explaining that I missed a joke, it’s a lot more helpful than downvotes. (I’m not complaining, I don’t really care about internet points, I was just confused about what I did wrong) :)
Yoric 1y ago
Oh, wait, is Elon porting the venerable xchat to Rust? :)
- bilekas 1y ago
  > Oh, wait, is Elon porting the venerable xchat to Rust? :) If this hasn't been done already, I have a new weekend project!
  - mrweasel 1y ago
    Honestly we're a little short on good IRC clients, so it's not that stupid.
    - bilekas 1y ago
      I have resorted to rolling my own version of irccloud. It became embarrassing how much I spent over the years for such a simple service. Also learning then irc protocol in its bizarre entirety was pretty fun.
    - SbEpUBz2 1y ago
      kvirc ftw!
  - Greed 1y ago
    For those of you who don't know, the project was archived in 2024 but there was at least one modern fork of XChat in the form of HexChat: https://hexchat.github.io/ https://hexchat.github.io/
mrweasel 1y ago
Somehow I feel like they should just go all in at call it BitchX[1], that also have the same Bitcoin style of encryption, none. 1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitchX https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitchX
alimbada 1y ago
I really hope you're not still using it. It was last updated in 2010. Even the website hasn't been updated to use HTTPS.

Vinz_ 1y ago

> Dubbed "XChat" (not to be confused with the venerable Linux/Windows IRC app of the same name) It’s not the same XChat

DavidDiazUA 1y ago
@grok is this true?
- Imustaskforhelp 1y ago
  Is there grok on hackernews?
  - astar1 1y ago
    lol!
- gr0k 1y ago
  [dead]
0xAFFFF 1y ago
Concerning
RUnconcerned 1y ago
Looking into this
bilekas 1y ago
I think you missed the joke. As a fellow XChat user I can assure you, Elon is wrong.
- Vinz_ 1y ago
  I apparently did, although I still struggle to understand what the joke is, to be honest. Thank you for at least explaining that I missed a joke, it’s a lot more helpful than downvotes. (I’m not complaining, I don’t really care about internet points, I was just confused about what I did wrong) :)

Yoric 1y ago

Oh, wait, is Elon porting the venerable xchat to Rust? :)

bilekas 1y ago
> Oh, wait, is Elon porting the venerable xchat to Rust? :) If this hasn't been done already, I have a new weekend project!
- mrweasel 1y ago
  Honestly we're a little short on good IRC clients, so it's not that stupid.
  - bilekas 1y ago
    I have resorted to rolling my own version of irccloud. It became embarrassing how much I spent over the years for such a simple service. Also learning then irc protocol in its bizarre entirety was pretty fun.
  - SbEpUBz2 1y ago
    kvirc ftw!
- Greed 1y ago
  For those of you who don't know, the project was archived in 2024 but there was at least one modern fork of XChat in the form of HexChat: https://hexchat.github.io/ https://hexchat.github.io/

mrweasel 1y ago

Somehow I feel like they should just go all in at call it BitchX[1], that also have the same Bitcoin style of encryption, none. 1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitchX https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitchX

alimbada 1y ago

I really hope you're not still using it. It was last updated in 2010. Even the website hasn't been updated to use HTTPS.