I run ZNC on a $5/month cloud server. It lets me use fancy GUI clients like Textual 5.[1] ZNC replays everything that happened while my laptop or phone was sleeping. Also, I can connect multiple clients simultaneously. Lastly, znc-push[2], alerts my phone when people mention or PM me.
I'm not a big fan of terminal-based IRC clients. Most text on IRC is prose made by humans, meant to be read by humans. Terminals use fixed-width fonts. That's handy for structured stuff, but for prose is less information-dense and less readable.
I'm not a big fan of terminal-based IRC clients. Most text on IRC is prose made by humans, meant to be read by humans. Terminals use fixed-width fonts. That's handy for structured stuff, but for prose is less information-dense and less readable.
1. http://www.codeux.com/textual/
2. https://github.com/jreese/znc-push