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Re:Show HN: Halloy – A GUI Application in Rust for IRC by Filligree on Friday June 30, 2023 @12:49PM (#36538228)
> Never had an IRC server want to verify me through SMS or FORCE me to update my client.

Which destroyed several channels through spam. The authentication is a feature.

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Re:Show HN: Halloy – A GUI Application in Rust for IRC by ok123456 on Friday June 30, 2023 @01:24PM (#36538804)
You can do authentication without something that's tantamount to someone's government ID. I love when companies make me give them my phone number, and then they get hacked.
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