Re: Hexchat fails connection

[Tobias Nygren <tnn%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

On Mon, 19 Oct 2020 22:45:04 -0500
Clay Daniels <clay.daniels.jr%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:

> I have tried on two separate installs of NetBSD 9.0_STABLE to install
> Hexchat and they both failed with the same error:
> * Connection failed (unable to get local issuer certificate.? (20))
> I tried irssi too and got a similar message.
> Hexchat works for me with FreeBSD, Ubuntu, & even Windows 10. Mostly all I
> do is hang out on the #coreboot & #flashrom channels on freenode. Not
> having a chat client is not a  big deal, but any help appreciated.

Hi,

Try installing the "mozilla-rootcerts-openssl" package.
Hexchat also has a checkbox to accept apparently invalid certificates
under Network List.

-Tobias