An "Instant Message Gateway"
Due to lack of time maintaing the service, we have shut it down. Maybe it will come back in the future. We will not give away account files, please do not ask.
Im.starkast.net is a BitlBee gateway, a gateway between IRC and different IM protocols.
It's possible to communicate with MSN, ICQ, AOL, Jabber, Gtalk and Yahoo! Messenger through this service. All you need is an IRC-client, for example: mIRC, irssi or X-chat.
im.starkast.net port 6667im.starkast.net port 6669 for SSL
For example, to chat through Irssi, just
execute
/connect -ssl im.starkast.net 6669.
This service is made available on a strictly non-profit basis, and voluntary work makes it possible. There are no guarantees what so ever regarding availability or security.
The IM-service runs on two, physically separated, servers in a master-slave configuration. Data synchronization between the servers are performed several times each hour. DNS is used to choose the master.
If you are not using SSL, all text sent by your client to our server will be in cleartext. It will then be possible for malicious Man-in-the-middle attacks to reveal your conversations. We support and strongly suggests use of SSL.
Some information in your BitlBee account are stored in clear text on our servers, passwords are stored with a one-way-hash.
The number of connected BitlBee users, under the last 4 weeks.
Any questions about this service? Contact us via:
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