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
+ /network add -sasl_username <login> -sasl_password <password> -sasl_mechanism PLAIN freenode
+ /server add -auto -net freenode -ssl -ssl_verify irc.freenode.net 6697
# Older versions
Now load and configure it inside Irssi:
/script load cap_sasl
- /server add -auto -net Freenode -ssl -ssl_verify irc.freenode.net 6697
- /sasl set Freenode <login> <password> PLAIN
+ /server add -auto -net freenode -ssl -ssl_verify irc.freenode.net 6697
+ /sasl set freenode <login> <password> PLAIN
/sasl save