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CHAT icon on BionicPup64 desktop doesn't work
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2021 1:15 pm
by scraginagpup
I am using xenial pup 64 on one machine, bionic pup 64 on another...on the both OS's, on the desktop, there is a "chat" button. I have enjoyed using this in times past and have gotten much useful information from it, as well as some enjoyable chats.
Now, it doesn't work...it says I need an IRC account, so I registered with IRC and they said they sent a confirmation number by email, so I waited but didn't get it (checked spam too)
Nevertheless I seemed to be able to log in to IRC, but I do not know how to tell the puppy chat that I am now "legitimate", and is the chat still being used anyways?
Thanks for your answer!
Re: CHAT icon on Desktop
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2021 5:23 pm
by mikewalsh
@scraginagpup :-
Take a look here:-
https://www.theregister.com/2021/05/26/ ... _takeover/
It explains much of what's happened to IRC recently. None of it good.
Mike. 
Re: CHAT icon on Desktop
Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2021 9:26 pm
by snoring_cat
For anyone else who ran into this issue accessing the #puppylinux FreeNode IRC channel, there is a solution. FreeNode hosts a #puppylinux channel. There is now a new IRC server called Libera Chat that also hosts a #puppylinux channel. Just switch to Libera like thousands of people have already. It's settings to put into Hexchat (or other IRC app) are:
I have confidence in Libera Chat. Their administrators had previously left FreeNode after new management was apparently doing shady things. The administrators then created Libera Chat.
Hexchat settings screenshots below:
- hexchat_set_libera.jpg (45.29 KiB) Viewed 349 times
- hexchat_setup_join.jpg (47.93 KiB) Viewed 349 times