You could try this equivalent within irssi and/or check ssl_verify="no"; /connect -SSL sa210.ph.liv.ac.uk 6697 On 8 December 2011 17:45, Christopher J.Walker <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > On 08/12/11 17:34, Rob Fay wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Yes, I've still got an IRC server running here at Liverpool from the >> last time this came up. >> >> server is sa210.ph.liv.ac.uk, port 6697, SSL-only, there's a >> #hepsysman channel in use (granted, not *much* in use at the moment, but >> in use nevertheless). > > irssi --connect=sa210.ph.liv.ac.uk --port=6697 > > produces: > 17:40 -!- Irssi: Looking up sa210.ph.liv.ac.uk > 17:40 -!- Irssi: Connecting to sa210.ph.liv.ac.uk [138.253.48.120] port 6697 > 17:40 -!- Irssi: Connection to sa210.ph.liv.ac.uk established > 17:40 -!- Irssi: Connection lost to sa210.ph.liv.ac.uk > > So do I need to use something other than irssi? > > > I have no particular preference for irc over jabber (and note that irc > is, or was, banned at CERN). > > Chris > >> >> Rob >> >> >> On 08/12/2011 11:36, Ewan MacMahon wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> We talked at the QMUL face-to-face ops meeting about the possibility >>> of setting up (or someone (Liverpool?) already having) a private IRC >>> server that could be used for ops team chatterage. >>> >>> Does anyone have such a thing, or an interest in creating one? >>> >>> Ewan >>