LostIRC
A small IRC network, lost on purpose since 2006. No feeds, no ads, no algorithm. Just people who never stopped idling.
ABOUT
Still here after all these years
LostIRC started in late 2006 as a place to hang out on IRC, and it never closed. Some of the people in #lobby have been idling here for most of that time.
It's run by volunteers on UnrealIRCd with Anope services. Nobody sells anything, nobody tracks you, and lurking is a perfectly good way to take part.
- 2006The network goes up. Nicks get registered, channels get founded, and the regulars arrive.
- The web chat yearsA custom web chat in the style of MSN Chat brings people in from the browser. It's since been retired.
- 2026A new terminal web chat with channel maps, glyphs and typing indicators, and this site.
CONNECT
- server
- irc.lostirc.org
- port
- 6697 (SSL/TLS)
- channel
- #lobby
ircs://irc.lostirc.org:6697/#lobbyMost desktop clients open this link directly.
First five minutes
- Pick a nick:
/nick yourname - Register it:
/msg NickServ REGISTER password you@mail - Confirm with the code NickServ emails you.
- Turn on SASL in your client so you're signed in on connect.
- Say hi in #lobby, or just lurk.
Clients we like: HexChat, Halloy, Textual, irssi, WeeChat, The Lounge.
CHANNELS
Where people are right now
Checking the channels...
Click a channel to open it in the web chat.
WEB CHAT
No client needed
A taste of the web chat. Inside: channel star map, afterglow names, spotlight, glyphs and emoji, and /demo if you want to look around first.
FREEDOM · IDLERPG
The game you win by doing nothing
Freedom has been running on the network for well over a decade. Register a character, then idle. Every minute you stay quiet brings you closer to the next level. Talk, part or change your nick and the gods add time.
RULES
House rules
- Be decent. Disagree with ideas, not people.
- No spam, no flooding, no advertising.
- No harassment. Ops will step in, and bans stick.
- Something wrong? Ask an op in #help.
SERVICES
/msg NickServ HELP for the rest.