{% extends "base.html" %} {% block title %}#connect — echoIRCd{% endblock %} {% block topic %}#connect — point any client at irc.echoircd.org, or use the browser{% endblock %} {% block chan %}#connect{% endblock %} {% block cmd %}/server irc.echoircd.org +6697{% endblock %} {% block buffer %}
| server | irc.echoircd.org |
|---|---|
| tls (recommended) | 6697 |
| plaintext | 6667 |
| network | echoiRCd |
most clients take a one-line server string; the leading + means TLS.
/server irc.echoircd.org +6697 /join #echoircd
| HexChat | add irc.echoircd.org/+6697 · tick “Use SSL” |
|---|---|
| WeeChat | /server add echo irc.echoircd.org/6697 -tls |
| irssi | /connect -tls irc.echoircd.org 6697 |
| mIRC | /server irc.echoircd.org +6697 |
keep your nick, found channels, and log in with SASL.
/msg NickServ REGISTER <password> <email> /msg NickServ IDENTIFY <password>
sign a server challenge with a NIST P-256 key instead of sending a password — nothing secret crosses the wire.
# generate a key, read its public half ecdsatool keygen ~/.ecdsa.pem ecdsatool pubkey ~/.ecdsa.pem # store it, then pick ECDSA-NIST256P-CHALLENGE for SASL /msg NickServ SET PUBKEY <printed-public-key>
point your client's SASL settings at the same key file.