Critics argue that IRC lacks modern conveniences: persistent message history across devices, inline images, or mobile push notifications. However, BHD admins understand a brutal truth about private trackers: . Those platforms are corporate-owned, log everything for the company, and are subject to subpoenas. IRC is decentralized. A BHD admin can run their own IRC daemon (like InspIRCd) on a private server. If a legal threat emerges, they can wipe the logs and vanish. For a community operating in the legal gray area of copyright, that level of control is non-negotiable.
| Detail | Information | |--------|-------------| | | irc.beyondhd.xyz | | Ports | 6697 (SSL/TLS – recommended), 6667 (plain text) | | IPv6 Support | Yes | | SASL | Required for registered nicknames | | Key Channels | #bhd , #bhd-support , #bhd-announce , #bhd-invite , #bhd-autodl | beyondhd irc
To streamline support, BeyondHD uses custom IRC bots. Learning a few basic commands will make your life easier: Critics argue that IRC lacks modern conveniences: persistent
If you registered your nick, you can request a reset via /msg NickServ SENDPASS yournickname . You will receive an email to the address you used during registration. IRC is decentralized