IRC does not work on mobile without paying a 3rd party to proxy it for you.
Telling everyone to rent a VPS and run a server to hack in an essential feature is insane.
https://ircv3.net/specs/extensions/chathistory
Plus, again, IT's not necessary to rent a VPS. IrcV3 has a module for backlogging. You just have to actually plug it in and use it.
"People still listen to terrestrial radio?"
Sadly, yes.
There's a new crop pf users today. Depends on the network, depends on the server.
Some of these people are like me, they felt the world was full of possibly back in 2000, they just want the feeling back.
Mind you, some of us know our old uncle that says the good old days were better is full of shit, and has just you know, failed to remember the bad parts of the past. and prefers to only think about the good.
But I started using myself back in like late 1999 to get mp3s before Napster was around, and I'm not like boasting about warez like I'm still 13 I'm actually just matter of fact about it these days like shrug.
Like I don't really think it makes me cooler than anyone else or better or anything, I just- I'm an honest broker.
I do feel an affection for things like the old humorist logs that wwent on bash and everything. the past wasn't better, different, in a lot of ways worse.
but not better.
Since you need to maintain a constant connection to irc for it to work, it’s unusable on mobile since the connection will be killed as soon as you switch app or lock the screen. Which is why everyone used irccloud.
The experience is pretty sub standard even on desktop. Back in the day I ended up IP banned from the whole of freenode because my internet connection was flaky while I was away and I ended up banned for spamming join/quit messages.
Ouch. I feel you there. Intermittent connectivity can truly suck. I've had issues like that before.
I try not to connect to IRC in situations like that. but these issues can often be resolved with a Bouncer.
like, I was beginning to wonder why you were saying what you said.
I was going to be like what do you need logging or such? I honestly prefer the logging situation on IRC. People will expect you to read the entire backlog on discord.
Discord is indeed free of cost which could save enterprises money I suppose. The ocst of maintaining a BNC for networks that don't offer it for free can get high. Running ZNC was beginning to cause hash ocean to ask me for over 100 a month.
But Rizon and the networks I use most frequently run their own free of cost that provides permannence so you get your backlog.