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If only WebSockets allowed for raw TCP/UDP requests in the browser - would bypass the need to connect over a third-party server..
by Mandatum 12y ago
If only WebSockets allowed for raw TCP/UDP requests in the browser - would bypass the need to connect over a third-party server..
- mgbmtl 12y agoIt would be nice indeed, but one advantage of web-irc clients like this, is that you can run it on a server for people who can't access IRC directly from their location (firewalls, private networks, etc). For example, I run a web-irc instance for the people on the Montreal mesh network (which runs mostly on private/unique-local addresses).
- lorenzhs 12y agoTrue, but you would only be connected while your browser is open. I think it is preferable to have a client running somewhere on a server and connecting to that. Even better if it's not a third-party server but your own. In the end, what's the difference between attaching a screen session and connecting a web client? I use WeeChat in a terminal multiplexer and connect to it with Glowing Bear.