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   Message 817 of 1,115   
   sizeofcat to stress   
   Re: /g/ Usenet IRC   
   02 Nov 25 03:55:14   
   
   From: sizeofcat@riseup.net   
      
   On 2025-11-01 21:44:32 +0000, stress said:   
      
   > Am Wed, 29 Oct 2025 06:12:57 -0000 (UTC) schrieb thuleanotherworld:   
   >   
   >> On Tue, 28 Oct 2025 21:49:46 -0700, Stack Ghost wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 2025-10-28 6:49 p.m., thuleanotherworld wrote:   
   >>>> I saw some talk about an IRC server for this group a few days back. I   
   >>>> figured I would make a dedicated thread/article for it because I think   
   >>>> it sounds like a cool idea.   
   >>> It's a good idea, although it might be easier and less hassle to just   
   >>> make a channel on Rizon where some other /g/entoomen are already known   
   >>> to hang out   
   >>   
   >> I thought this as well but either way sounds cool. /usenet/bros do you   
   >> prefer this or a new server?   
   >   
   > I suppose a self-hosted IRC server makes sense when the person hosting it   
   > manages to make it stable i.e. reliable enough that its comparable to   
   > using Rizon/Libera, otherwise I don't see a point in self-hosting.   
   > Speaking of Tor, I would argue that Libera is preferable since they don't   
   > outright ban Tor, unlike Rizon which does so.   
      
   Libera doesn't ban Tor but you need an account created before and you   
   have to use SASL to auth.   
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