Bone Baboon writes:
> I am trying to connect to Freenode.  This was working fine but 
> now I am
> receiving this error message:
>
> ```
> *** Notice -- You need to authenticate via sasl to use this 
> server

Which server?  Would it by any chance be zettel., meaning that 
you're using Tor?  IIRC SASL authentication has always been 
mandatory there.

If not, I suggest asking Freenode for help first.

Kind regards,

T G-R