On whatever topic the poster posts and it wold be just like old days instant messaging

  • @[email protected]
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    202 days ago

    IRC still exists. There’s nothing stopping anyone from joining a server and a few channels.

    • @[email protected]
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      111 day ago

      Counterpoint: I am too young to understand this technology, it scares me, and I am unwilling to learn.

      • @[email protected]
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        151 day ago

        Then you can stay on forums that needs to be refreshed, or uuuh… isn’t there a proprietary IRC like thing for young people, something like Disco? Or Discom. Or Discord? Apparently it’s much like IRC but without the freedom.

      • hendrik
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        61 day ago

        I think that’s always been the allure of IRC in modern internet times… Keeps the normal people away and makes it a place that’s more exclusive to nerds. It’s scary, you have to learn a few things, has it’s own etiquette and you can’t just use it from any phone.

        • Southern Boy
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          21 day ago

          I think there are more than enough online spaces specializing in weird nerds. More interested in escaping the first world nerd bubble than ever.

          • hendrik
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            11 day ago

            Any good recommendations how to do that on the internet?

    • @iopq
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      02 days ago

      To see what happened you need a bot running saving messages.

      Just use matrix, it’s good enough to replace IRC

      • @[email protected]
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        31 day ago

        I use TheLounge which saves and display history for me.

        Convos also does that.

        I am still on IRC, have my own server, and use TheLounge as a client. We can paste mp3s, mp4s and images on the channels. It just works fine for us.

        • @iopq
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          11 day ago

          You use something that’s constantly connected. I’m fine with letting another server handle that part without self hosting

  • ProdigalFrog
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    51 day ago

    I think XMPP would be the most appropriate tech for us to adopt, since it’s easily self-hostable, has great mobile apps, is federated, and doesn’t require an always connected bot to record chat history to know what was said while you were away. It’s functionally an improved IRC.

  • @deleted
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    51 day ago

    We need to revive IRC and consolidate in one channel.

    I just connected last week and couldn’t find a server / channel which has people chatting.