What's the best text based IRC client out there these days for Linux?

[Ant]

Hello.

I love BitchX, but it's dead and outdated these days. I can't even
compile with SSL with its latest v1.2.1 b419 developer build (git
clone). V1.3 doesn't even have a configure! This was in my over week old
new Debian bullseye v11.3 installation in a 13 yrs. old PC.

I'm trying Irssi, but don't like it so far. :(

Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon.
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[superkuh]

On 05/16/2022 04:16 PM, Ant wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I love BitchX, but it's dead and outdated these days. I can't even
> compile with SSL with its latest v1.2.1 b419 developer build (git
> clone). V1.3 doesn't even have a configure! This was in my over week old
> new Debian bullseye v11.3 installation in a 13 yrs. old PC.
>
> I'm trying Irssi, but don't like it so far. :(
>
> Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon.
>

I've been using xchat/hexchat for 20 years and it works for me. But
yeah, not a text based client. The only text based client I use is "ii"
from suckless. It's very minimal, basically it makes all IRC interfaces
fifos on the filesystem and you use system tools to interact with the
fifos. Very customizable.

[tuxifreund]

Hello,

I started using WeeChat while searching for a text based IRC client and
I do like it. However, I would suggest you to use their repository when
working on Bullseye as Debian’s version is quite outdated.

I tried Irssi before too but didn’t really liked.

[jan Anja]

Ant <a...@zimage.comant> wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I love BitchX, but it's dead and outdated these days. I can't even
> compile with SSL with its latest v1.2.1 b419 developer build (git
> clone). V1.3 doesn't even have a configure! This was in my over week old
> new Debian bullseye v11.3 installation in a 13 yrs. old PC.
>
> I'm trying Irssi, but don't like it so far. :(
>
> Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon.

catgirl[0] is a good simple client.

[0]: https://git.causal.agency/catgirl/

[Ziggy]

On 2022-05-16, Ant <a...@zimage.comANT> wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I love BitchX, but it's dead and outdated these days. I can't even
> compile with SSL with its latest v1.2.1 b419 developer build (git
> clone). V1.3 doesn't even have a configure! This was in my over week old
> new Debian bullseye v11.3 installation in a 13 yrs. old PC.
>
> I'm trying Irssi, but don't like it so far. :(

Have a look at Weechat, I've used BitchX for years then tried Weechat
and I'm still using it.

[Ant]

I couldn't like Weechat. I ended up with irssi, but not a fan of it. :(
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[LucLan]

On 06.10.2022 21:00, Ant wrote:
> Ziggy <Bisc...@viteac.dnns.net> wrote:
>> On 2022-05-16, Ant <a...@zimage.comANT> wrote:
>>> Hello.
>>>
>>> I love BitchX, but it's dead and outdated these days. I can't even
>>> compile with SSL with its latest v1.2.1 b419 developer build (git
>>> clone). V1.3 doesn't even have a configure! This was in my over week old
>>> new Debian bullseye v11.3 installation in a 13 yrs. old PC.
>>>
>>> I'm trying Irssi, but don't like it so far. :(
>
>
>> Have a look at Weechat, I've used BitchX for years then tried Weechat
>> and I'm still using it.
>
> I couldn't like Weechat. I ended up with irssi, but not a fan of it. :(

Ant, did you find another application for irc instead of irssi?

Hope that you still follow this group.

[Ant]

Nope. I went back to BitchX (BitchX-1.3-git (internal version 20210425))
after finally compiling it from its source code. I do have irssi as a
back up just in case.

> Hope that you still follow this group.

I do. ;)
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[LucLan]

On 01.02.2024 00:51, Ant wrote:
> LucLan <add...@is.invalid> wrote:
>> On 06.10.2022 21:00, Ant wrote:
>>> Ziggy <Bisc...@viteac.dnns.net> wrote:
>>>> On 2022-05-16, Ant <a...@zimage.comANT> wrote:
>>>>> Hello.
>>>>>
>>>>> I love BitchX, but it's dead and outdated these days. I can't even
>>>>> compile with SSL with its latest v1.2.1 b419 developer build (git
>>>>> clone). V1.3 doesn't even have a configure! This was in my over week old
>>>>> new Debian bullseye v11.3 installation in a 13 yrs. old PC.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm trying Irssi, but don't like it so far. :(
>>>
>>>
>>>> Have a look at Weechat, I've used BitchX for years then tried Weechat
>>>> and I'm still using it.
>>>
>>> I couldn't like Weechat. I ended up with irssi, but not a fan of it. :(
>
>> Ant, did you find another application for irc instead of irssi?
>
> Nope. I went back to BitchX (BitchX-1.3-git (internal version 20210425))
> after finally compiling it from its source code. I do have irssi as a
> back up just in case.
>
>> Hope that you still follow this group.
>
> I do. ;)

Cool.
So, irssi remained the lucky winner for IRC?
What about news client? slrn, pan, thunderbird? which one does the job
with less resources?!

[Ant]

I guess so. I still don't like it. ;P

> What about news client? slrn, pan, thunderbird? which one does the job
> with less resources?!

I still use tin(mostly) and SeaMonkey's(rarely). Tin is text based. ;)
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[LucLan]

Thank you for sharing your opinion.

[LucLan]

Testing tin :)

[Ant]

Do you like it?
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[LucLan]

I think I do.
I also installed and configured also 'mutt' for mails.

[Ant]

LucLan <add...@is.invalid> wrote:
...

> >> Testing tin :)
> >
> > Do you like it?

> I think I do.
> I also installed and configured also 'mutt' for mails.

Mutt is hard to use at first since I was used to Pine.
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[LucLan]

Ant <a...@zimage.comant> wrote:
> LucLan <add...@is.invalid> wrote:
> ...
>> >> Testing tin :)
>> >
>> > Do you like it?
>
>> I think I do.
>> I also installed and configured also 'mutt' for mails.
>
> Mutt is hard to use at first since I was used to Pine.

Pine is also text based? Mutt I had it working with google ( I wondered if 2FA is working with Mutt).
Never the less, I will try to search also Pine.

[Ant]

Yes, text based. Alpine is the replacement for Pine as a fork.
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[LucLan]

Ant <a...@zimage.comant> wrote:
> LucLan <add...@is.invalid> wrote:
>> Ant <a...@zimage.comant> wrote:
>> > LucLan <add...@is.invalid> wrote:
>> > ...
>> >> >> Testing tin :)
>> >> >
>> >> > Do you like it?
>> >
>> >> I think I do.
>> >> I also installed and configured also 'mutt' for mails.
>> >
>> > Mutt is hard to use at first since I was used to Pine.
>
>> Pine is also text based? Mutt I had it working with google ( I
>> wondered if 2FA is working with Mutt). Never the less, I will try to
>> search also Pine.
>
> Yes, text based. Alpine is the replacement for Pine as a fork.

Thank you, Ant.
Sorry for the delay.

[Ant]

Better late than never. :)
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[LucLan]

Ant <a...@zimage.comant> wrote:
> LucLan <add...@is.invalid> wrote:
>> Ant <a...@zimage.comant> wrote:
>> > LucLan <add...@is.invalid> wrote:
>> >> Ant <a...@zimage.comant> wrote:
>> >> > LucLan <add...@is.invalid> wrote:
>> >> > ...
>> >> >> >> Testing tin :)
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Do you like it?
>> >> >
>> >> >> I think I do.
>> >> >> I also installed and configured also 'mutt' for mails.
>> >> >
>> >> > Mutt is hard to use at first since I was used to Pine.
>> >
>> >> Pine is also text based? Mutt I had it working with google ( I
>> >> wondered if 2FA is working with Mutt). Never the less, I will try to
>> >> search also Pine.
>> >
>> > Yes, text based. Alpine is the replacement for Pine as a fork.
>
>> Thank you, Ant.
>> Sorry for the delay.
>
> Better late than never. :)

I moved my applications to a new machine. tin still works \o/

[LucLan]

Are still here, Ant?

[Ant]

No. :)
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[LucLan]

Cool. How was your day? :)

[Ant]

LucLan <add...@is.invalid> wrote:
...

> Cool. How was your day? :)

Meh.
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[LucLan]

Ant <a...@zimage.comant> wrote:
> LucLan <add...@is.invalid> wrote:
> ...
>> Cool. How was your day? :)
>
> Meh.

finally the nntps is working in my 'tin'.

[Ant]

What did you use for it?

[LucLan]

Ant <a...@zimage.comant> wrote:
> LucLan <add...@is.invalid> wrote:
>> Ant <a...@zimage.comant> wrote:
>> > LucLan <add...@is.invalid> wrote:
>> > ...
>> >> Cool. How was your day? :)
>> >
>> > Meh.
>
>> finally the nntps is working in my 'tin'.
>
> What did you use for it?

I am using Manjaro (Arch based distro), and nntps flag was not active by default.
so I added --with-nntps to PKGBUILD file.
recompile the AUR package, and reinstall

added local CA certs to tls_ca_cert_file parameter

and then start the application with -T parameter.

NNTPS is alive