Re: [vpp-dev] IRC SPAM

2018-08-25 Thread Joel Halpern
There is one possibility that occurs to me. I use the free version of freenode. Not the premium version. Is it possible that the needed capability is only part of the premium version? Yours, Joel From: vpp-dev@lists.fd.io On Behalf Of Joel Halpern Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2018 12:09 PM To:

Re: [vpp-dev] IRC SPAM

2018-08-25 Thread Joel Halpern
Let me add more details of what I am seeing. Maybe someone can tell me what obvious thing I am doing wrong. I am using a Macbook pro with Chrome (68.0.3440.106 (official build) (64-bit)). I am connecting to https://www.irccloud.com/irc/freenode/channel/... I have followed the registration

Re: [vpp-dev] IRC SPAM

2018-08-25 Thread Burt Silverman
Oh, for crying out loud, I finally figured out the issue with Pidgin -- it is only user friendly after installing a hidden extra package of plugins -- the Purple Plugin Pack -- and then enabling the correct plugin under the Tools menu. Actually, only one plugin from the Purple Nurple Plugin Pack