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  • Re: difference between mr

    From fusion@VERT/CFBBS to candycane on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 09:50:00
    On 25 Jul 2023, candycane said the following...

    hi, i was wondering what the difference between multi-relay chat and irc is? they seem about the same

    MRC's protocol is incredibly poor quality. i would recommend using an IRC door like MannIRC or the one in Synchronet and pointing it at irc.synchro.net

    iirc MRC sends all the private messages to absolutely everyone and the client decides to show them or not. so a custom client could just watch everything everyone says.

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  • From Ragnarok@VERT/DOCKSUD to candycane on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 18:42:00
    El 26/7/23 a las 03:39, candycane escribi¢:
    hi, i was wondering what the difference between multi-relay chat and irc is? they seem about the same

    the irc just works

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  • From Candy Cane@VERT to Ragnarok on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 15:06:00
    Re: Re: difference between mrc and irc
    By: Ragnarok to candycane on Wed Jul 26 2023 06:42 pm

    El 26/7/23 a las 03:39, candycane escribi¢:
    hi, i was wondering what the difference between multi-relay chat and irc i they seem about the same

    the irc just works

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  • From Phigan@VERT/TACOPRON to fusion on Thursday, July 27, 2023 08:20:00
    Re: Re: difference between mrc and irc
    By: fusion to candycane on Wed Jul 26 2023 09:50 am

    iirc MRC sends all the private messages to absolutely everyone and the clien decides to show them or not. so a custom client could just watch everything everyone says.

    That is no longer the case, as far as I know. There have been some significant updates and changes to MRC.

    To answer the original question. MRC is for BBS-to-BBS chat, specifically. There is a bridge to an IRC server, but that's the extent of its connection to it. IRC is for chatting over the internet in general, with different IRC servers connected together (or not) making different IRC networks. Sort of a de-centralized kind of thing. With MRC, it may seem decentralized with the BBSes as "servers", but they have to connect to a main server and you can't make different "networks" of BBSes.

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  • From candycane@VERT/CONCHAOS to poindexter FORTRAN on Friday, July 28, 2023 16:05:00
    Re: Re: difference between mrc and irc
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to fusion on Fri Jul 28 2023 07:40 am

    FWIW, the gettogethers on MRC are a lot of fun - we've done movie viewings, sat around, chatted with 20+ people and caught up with other BBSers.

    The tech may be sus, but the application is rewarding.

    oh cool!! how do you join a meetup?

    candycane

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  • From candycane@VERT/CONCHAOS to poindexter FORTRAN on Saturday, July 29, 2023 14:47:00
    Re: Re: difference between mrc and irc
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to candycane on Fri Jul 28 2023 10:26 pm

    Re: Re: difference between mrc and irc
    By: candycane to poindexter FORTRAN on Fri Jul 28 2023 04:05 pm

    oh cool!! how do you join a meetup?

    Just jump onto MRC at the appointed time. The busiest one is 6-7p, PDT on Fridays.
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    Ahhh, darn. Maybe next week ill remember to!
    Actually im going to set a reminder for it!

    candycane

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