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+layout: forum
+title: 'Re: Bitcoin clients getting k-lined from the IRC bootstrapping channel'
+grand_parent: Forum Posts
+parent: Bitcoin Forum
+nav_order: 143
+date: 2010-06-25 21:15:15 UTC 
+original: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=215.msg1779#msg1779
+---
+
+# Re: Bitcoin clients getting k-lined from the IRC bootstrapping channel
+
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+
+```
+Re: Bitcoin clients getting k-lined from the IRC bootstrapping channel
+June 25, 2010, 09:15:15 PM
+
+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.
+```