Using TOR on IRC4Fun
IRC4Fun allows connections from TOR (The Onion Router). However, TOR connections require SSL (port 6697) and SASL authentication.
Requirements
- You must have a registered nickname, or you can register one with our website.
- You will need to connect once (without TOR) and use NickServ's IDENTIFY command:
/NS IDENTIFY MyAccount MyPassword(This is required so that NickServ can download your account from the website database) - You must connect using SSL (port
+6697) - You must use SASL to authenticate
HexChat Configuration
- Set up your TOR proxy in HexChat's network settings
- Enable SASL authentication
- Connect to
irc.irc4fun.neton port+6697
Channel Operators
If you are a Channel Operator and want to ban TOR users from your channel, you can use the extended ban: /mode #channel +b n:TOR or /mode #channel +b *!tor-sasl@*
Some TOR nodes may be DNS Blacklisted
If you are using TOR with SASL and find yourself Z-lined in a DNS Blacklist; you will need to try to use a different TOR session or node. TOR addresses previously used for abuse can end up in DNS Blacklists, such as DroneBL. (We have no way of removing these listings)