From c0378ece3c3eb7f3da9617f863e7ed5962e218fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: threebeats Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 05:30:06 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] fix: remove outdated ssh irc@ route from README (#39) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit The in-BBS ssh irc@ route no longer exists — internal/auth only reserves 'irc' as a name but has no handler for it. docs/irc.md already documents this correctly. - Removed ssh -t irc@ command and 'built-in IRC client' language - Updated to reflect that members connect with their own client - Kept correct native TLS and WebSocket connection examples Co-authored-by: threebeats --- README.md | 13 +++++++------ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 4104d8b..03f7243 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -112,17 +112,18 @@ name is an existing AgentBBS member (registration is off — your BBS account *i your IRC identity): ```bash -# zero-setup: built-in client over SSH (members only) -ssh -t irc@bbs.profullstack.com -# native client — SASL account = your BBS member name +# native TLS client — SASL account = your BBS member name /connect irc.bbs.profullstack.com 6697 # browser / agent over WebSocket wss://bbs.profullstack.com/irc ``` -`ssh irc@` is a built-in IRC client (`internal/irc`) that authenticates you to -the network automatically — no client to install. Set `IRC=0` to skip the -server. Full details: [`docs/irc.md`](docs/irc.md). +Members connect with **their own IRC client** (or a web client) — there is no +in-BBS `ssh irc@` route. The network is **members-only** and every client must +authenticate with SASL using their BBS account name (any passphrase — membership +is the credential). Set `IRC=0` to skip the server. + +Full details: [`docs/irc.md`](docs/irc.md). ### News (Usenet) server