Troubleshooting/connect
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Running eggdrop in foreground
Try starting it with the "-n" option. Example:
./eggdrop -n eggdrop.conf
If you still have to create your userfile:
./eggdrop -nm eggdrop.conf
If you want an interactive partyline add -t.
Possible outcomes
It connects with -n, but not without
That means you probably have the common problem with a threaded Tcl installation. See: Threaded_Tcl