Connect IRC bot to Libera with SASL

Libera now requires SASL authentication for dedicated servers network ranges, for example IP ranges for Scaleway. You can check quickly this behavior with nc irc.ipv4.libera.chat 6667 (IPv6 ranges seem less an issue than IPv4 ranges) or with openssl s_client -connect sodium.libera.chat:6697 command::mercury.libera.chat NOTICE Odderon :*** Notice — SASL authentication to a NickServ account with a […]

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Get the Wikimedia configuration on IRC

If you’re on Freenode #wikimedia-tech or #mediawiki, you can query the Wikimedia site configuration. This is an alternative to browse this 12 227 lines file. Usage: .config <configuration variable> <local project> [key…] 06:36:48 < Dereckson> .config wmgEnableLandingCheck 06:36:49 <Daeghrefn> false If the configuration value is an array, you can dump it: 06:28:47 <+Dereckson> .config wgExtraNamespaces […]

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