[tor-talk] OTFC IRC issues - new Tor friendly IRC network?

[Patrick Schleizer]

BlueStar88:
> On Wed, 02 Jul 2014 09:15:47 +0000
> Patrick Schleizer <adrelanos at riseup.net> wrote:
> 
>> BlueStar88:
>>>
>>> 37lnq2veifl4kar7.onion:6697 is up and running fine.
>>
>> Who runs that server? Inoffical one?
>>
>> I was more looking for a scalable, robust solution rather than
>> individual quick fix.
> 
> Hello Patrick,
> 
> I don't know, who runs that service, but by using SSL, certificate verification and fingerprinting and optional OTR on top of that, there's nothing wrong with that one. Better having a stable unknown channel, than blocked official ones.
> 
> That hidden service works well with my IRC-bouncer, which I use with "usewithtor" (torsocks wrapper). It seems to be quite robust to me.
> 
> Well, your initial request was to have at least a temporary alternative.

Doesn't work either at the moment.

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