Thanks Jason and Shaun, I still think it has something to do with the ssl connection. Here is why! I tried to connect to freedom chat both using my linux box and using my windows and I got no route to host. I downloaded the regular freedomchat for windows software and I tried to connect and failed. When I downloaded the freedomchat software with the win ssl wrap enabled and installed on my windows machine, the connection was a piece of cake. Now I am able to connect using windows but I very much like to use my linux box instead. I need some help in figuring out how to establish ssl connection on my linux box. I tried man ssl and I got instructions very hard to understand. If anyone has an experience in this area, I would really appreciate his/her help. Cheers, Cris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shaun Oliver" <shaun.oliver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "cris" <filastin48 at hotmail.com>; "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 10:47 PM Subject: Re: Ircii or epic! > it's more likely the irc network has disabled port 6667 > we do it ourselves on awesomechat from time to time mainly due to clone > attacks. > > -- > Shaun Oliver > > > "I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person." > email: shaun.oliver at optusnet.com.au > WEB: http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/ > IRC: irc.awesomechat.net:6666 > IRCNICK: blindman > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >