From: nunojsilva@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 2026-01-01, Daniel70 wrote:   
      
   > 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 probably outdated, support is, I think, bundled, and exposed as a   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.   
      
   Did you try to join again afterwards? With +r, you are barred from   
   joining, but ChatZilla retains the view open (probably good, as   
   otherwise you'd not see the message about needing to be registered and   
   identified). And even if registered and identified, that is what you get   
   when you try to message the channel without having joined (because of a   
   separate mode, +n -- this is a thing because in IRC you don't have to be   
   in a channel to send a message to it).   
      
      
      
   If joining again (issuing "/JOIN #SeaMonkey" or right click on the tab   
   and choosing "Rejoin #SeaMonkey") doesn't work, I was going to say that   
   I don't recall whether the registration command also authenticates or if   
   you have to issue IDENTIFY separately, or whether the e-mail validation   
   code is required for this. But frg has just removed the +r mode from the   
   channel, so right now it should work again even without identifying to   
   NickServ.   
      
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