yes, if you use irc:// it defaults to port 6667; while if you use ircs:// it defaults to port 9999
unless it already has settings for that server, in which case it uses its preconfigured network list settings,
in this case irc:// and ircs:// behave the same.
> Does xchat even know about the ircs:// scheme?
yes, if you use irc:// it defaults to port 6667; while if you use ircs:// it defaults to port 9999
unless it already has settings for that server, in which case it uses its preconfigured network list settings,
in this case irc:// and ircs:// behave the same.
(through observing behavior of my version 2.8.8)