Encrypted IRC service

Neil Watson tlug-neil-8agRmHhQ+n2CxnSzwYWP7Q at public.gmane.org
Mon Oct 1 14:20:57 UTC 2007


On Sun, Sep 30, 2007 at 03:13:29PM -0400, Christopher Browne wrote:
>On 9/30/07, Neil Watson <tlug-neil-8agRmHhQ+n2CxnSzwYWP7Q at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> Is it possible to run an IRC server that can encrypt client/server
>> traffic?  Which IRC servers and clients support encryption?
>
>The Jabber protocol is designed for this, although it's intended more
>for instant-messaging-like systems, as opposed to the more
>broadcast-like behaviour of IRC.

I don't have any experience with IRR.  Perhaps it is not right for me.
My requirements are the ability to collaborate with remote colleagues
using text, in near real time, and is encrypted for privacy.

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