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connection info
you can connect to irc.tilde.chat on port 6697 with ssl
irc.tilde.chat is a round-robin host that will return any of the available servers
+
+ if you're getting a higher ping than you'd like, try one of the geo-round-robins:
+ na.tilde.chat, eu.tilde.chat, and au.tilde.chat on port 6697 with ssl.
+
or localhost 6667 from a shell on any of the member tildes :) (port 7766 on ~town)
mumble server
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you can use irc.tilde.chat as a dns round robin between available servers. otherwise, feel free to connect directly to any of the nodes.
+there are also three geo-round-robins available:
+- na.tilde.chat
+- eu.tilde.chat
+- au.tilde.chat
+
+try those for a more local connection. use port 6697 with ssl.
+
if you have an account on any of the shells, you can connect to localhost 6667 from there.
external connections use 6697 with ssl.