Re: How do I set up an IRC account?
Originally Posted by
Rex Bouwense
I have never had the requirement to set up an IRC account before. I do have XCHAT installed but seem to be doing something wrong. I get this response when I try to join: "You need to identify via SASL to use this server." I am trying to use FreeNode. Am I on the wrong server? What is the SASL? How do I identify via the SASL? Is there a step by step guide to what I thought when I started this would be very easy.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/XChatHowto
if you want to use SASL http://freenode.net/sasl/sasl-xchat.shtml
SASL is for a "secure" connection and authentication over IRC, bit like SSL over HTTP
Last edited by haqking; May 10th, 2013 at 03:01 AM.
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