Subject: Re: bug#32285: erc loses access to original session when connecting again to same host

From: Noam Postavsky <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2018 08:20:57 -0400

retitle 32285 erc loses access to original session when connecting again to same host
severity 32285 minor
tags 32285 + confirmed
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Emacs Watcher <[email-masked]> writes:

> $ emacs -Q
>
> M-x erc RET
> irc.freenode.net RET
> 6667 RET
> testuser1 RET
>
> ----
>
> So far, so good. We have a session.
>
> ----
>
> M-x erc RET
> irc.freenode.net RET
> 6667 RET
> testuser2 RET
>
> ----
>
> You should notice that the 'freenode' buffer has been reused and that the
> original session cannot be reached. My guess is that this is an original
> ERC design limitation, but it probably ought to be addressed.

Yup, confirmed.

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