Bitcoin clients getting k-lined from the IRC bootstrapping channel

We need more details about what happened MadHatter.

Both 0.2 and 0.3 have a backup way of getting connected without IRC, it’s just slower to get connected.

0.2 can find other nodes without IRC if it’s ever been connected before, but a new install can’t discover the network for the first time without IRC.

0.3 can also seed without IRC.  It can operate entirely without IRC if it needs to, but it’s better having IRC for redundancy.

Freenode is too visible, right in the middle of where all those users and moderators are hanging out.  Laszlo’s option is a much better fit for us.

I made 0.3.0.RC2 available that uses irc.lfnet.org instead of freenode if you want to start switching over: http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=199.msg1787#msg1787