IRC Is the Only Viable Chat Protocol

Re:IRC Is the Only Viable Chat Protocol by progval on Saturday July 29, 2023 @11:08AM (#36920998)

IRC uses persistent TCP connections as a transport. You can't lose a message in the middle of a stream without the whole connection being closed, and your client would tell you about that.

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Re:IRC Is the Only Viable Chat Protocol by kyrofa on Saturday July 29, 2023 @12:42PM (#36921963)

I don't know what to tell you other than "that doesn't mesh up with the reality of my experience" shrug.

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Re:IRC Is the Only Viable Chat Protocol by kaoD on Saturday July 29, 2023 @01:26PM (#36922469)

Well, I don't know what to tell you other than "that doesn't mesh up with the reality of TCP".

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Re:IRC Is the Only Viable Chat Protocol by progval on Saturday July 29, 2023 @04:53PM (#36924454)

What client do you use? I can try looking for why it would hide it from you.

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