The Freenode IRC network supports connections via Tor hidden service URL's which provides solid anonymity and security, but unfortunately the hosts are a little flaky and you will have to regularly switch out the host. This simple shell script makes it easy to figure out which ones are alive. Note: The scripts assumes that Torsocks (https://code…

freenodes.sh

hosts=( p4fsi4ockecnea7l.onion lgttsalmpw3qo4no.onion 5jebommkgbfl6agc.onion lbkwyb2csfcgoxwa.onion )

for i in "${hosts[@]}"
do
  torsocks 2>&1 > /dev/null nc -w5 $i 6667 2>&1 > /dev/null && echo " ✔ $i is alive!" || echo " ✖ $i seems dead."
done