From: daniel47@nomail.afraid.org   
      
   On 1/01/2026 10:53 pm, Daniel70 wrote:   
   > On 1/01/2026 10:27 pm, Nuno Silva wrote:   
   >> On 2026-01-01, Daniel70 wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Happy New Year, everybody.   
   >>>   
   >>> When I log into the #SeaMonkey IRC Chn, I usually get a listing of all   
   >>> those who are connected to that Chn.   
   >>>   
   >>> Over the last few days, that has not been happening and, indeed, today   
   >>> I've noticed that there is, apparently, no-one connected.   
   >>>   
   >>> I'm getting a message .... "[INFO] This channel requires that you have   
   >>> registered and identified yourself with the network's nickname   
   >>> registration services (e.g. NickServ). Please see the documentation of   
   >>> this network's nickname registration services that should be found in   
   >>> the MOTD (/motd to display it)."   
   >>>   
   >>> .... but, when I read the MOTD, there is nothing there that would seem   
   >>> to correct anything.   
   >>>   
   >>> Am I the only one being effected ... or are others effected as well??   
   >>   
   >> There was a spam attack on Libera.chat a few days ago [1], and the   
   >> #SeaMonkey channel was modified so that you need a "registered nick" to   
   >> join.   
   >>   
   >> In networks like Libera, with "services" (which is not always the case   
   >> on IRC in general, but is frequent), this is done by registering with   
   >> NickServ, and seems to require an e-mail address (I'm not sure if this   
   >> was always the case with Libera or not).   
   >>   
   >> The MOTD really seems to lack the relevant information, I'll   
   >> double-check that. Libera has a guide on this on the web, at [2].   
   >>   
   >> Do note that the Libera guide for SASL authentication in Chatzilla is   
   >> probably outdated, support is, I think, bundled, and exposed as a   
   >> checkbox in Chatzilla preferences, after which it will prompt you for   
   >> the password. For me it stores the password in the SeaMonkey password   
   >> manager, but, if you use this, please report whether that does work, as   
   >> there have been reports of different behaviour.   
   >>   
   >> [1] https://ircbot.comm-central.org:8080/seamonkey/20251224   
   >> [2] https://libera.chat/guides/registration   
   >>   
   > Thanks for the detailed response, Nuno.   
   >   
   > I'll look at your second ref and see how I go.   
      
   Hmm!! Well, I tried .... the list of names is still empty (not even mine   
   shows) .... and each time I post, I'm told "#SeaMonkey Cannot send to   
   nick/channel" .... whatever that means.   
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   Daniel70   
      
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