Forcing each user to maintain an always-online machine is not really a good solu...

mavhc · on Nov 24, 2019

If it's an internal chat system then the server admin just runs that second layer on top for those who want it, they're all multi user

vorpalhex · on Nov 21, 2019

You just run the bouncers on the same machine as the daemon.

DagAgren · on Nov 22, 2019

This does not strike you as ridiculous, at all?

mavhc · on Nov 24, 2019

running 2 programs to provide another higher level interface? not really.

IRCd - real time, ram buffering of messages. Quassel - reads and stores buffers in a database, allows users to retrieve them.