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help:connecting:login-on-connect [2021/04/09 22:01] – forestchavhelp:connecting:login-on-connect [2025/06/30 18:19] (current) – rubin
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 ====== Login On Connect (LOC) ====== ====== Login On Connect (LOC) ======
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 +===== STOP: Login On Connect is now Deprecated =====
 +Please use [[help:connecting:sasl|SASL]] now, it is much better!
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 ===== General ===== ===== General =====
 {{  help:irc:loc_screeny.png}} {{  help:irc:loc_screeny.png}}
-The Login-on-Connect (LOC) feature allows you to pre-login while connecting to AfterNET. Using Login-on-Connect bypasses you from RBL scans and hides your hostname before anyone can see your real IP address. We recommend everyone give it a try.+The Login-on-Connect (LOC) was a feature that allows you to pre-login while connecting to AfterNET. Using Login-on-Connect bypasses you from RBL scans and hides your hostname before anyone can see your real IP address. It has been replaced by the now standard [[help:connecting:sasl|SASL]] method which is much easier for users to use and is now supported nearly everywhere. 
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 +The old LOC mechanism still works, for compatibility with old clients, and is documented here still:
  
 To use Login-on-Connect, you must first have an AfterNET AuthServ Account. [[help:register|Register for one here]] if you don't already have one. To use Login-on-Connect, you must first have an AfterNET AuthServ Account. [[help:register|Register for one here]] if you don't already have one.