On Wed, 27 Mar 1996, Mike W. Loader wrote:

If anyone has an answer to the UNIX/IRC problem, send me the answer too. :-)
Bloody passwords....

The answer is...  compile your own damned client!  There is a program 
called tinyirc.  It's about 50k, and you can compile it yourself, and 
ignore these draconian ISP's with their stupid restrictions.