Recent Irssi versions include built-in SASL support via `/network`:
/network add -sasl_username <login> -sasl_password <password> -sasl_mechanism PLAIN freenode
- /server add -auto -net freenode -ssl -ssl_verify irc.freenode.net 6697
+ /server add -auto -net freenode -ssl -ssl_verify chat.freenode.net 6697
+ /save
+## Troubleshooting
+
+To check that the setting was correct, run `/network` and confirm that the freenode entry looks like this:
+
+ freenode: sasl_mechanism: plain, sasl_username: gryllida, sasl_password: (pass)
+
+All three items (mechanism, username, and password) must be set.
# Older versions
You can install it from <https://scripts.irssi.org>:
mkdir -p ~/.irssi/scripts/autorun
- wget https://scripts.irssi.org/scripts/cap_sasl.pl -O ~/.irssi/scripts/cap_sasl.pl
- ln -sf ../cap_sasl.pl ~/.irssi/scripts/autorun/
+ cd ~/.irssi/scripts/autorun
+ wget https://scripts.irssi.org/scripts/cap_sasl.pl -O ../cap_sasl.pl
+ ln -sf ../cap_sasl.pl .
Now load and configure it inside Irssi:
/script load cap_sasl
/network add freenode
- /server add -auto -net freenode -ssl -ssl_verify irc.freenode.net 6697
+ /server add -auto -net freenode -ssl -ssl_verify chat.freenode.net 6697
/sasl set freenode <login> <password> PLAIN
/sasl save
+ /save