As of Sept. 17, 2013, Twitch now requires that you log into IRC using an OAuth token instead of your plain text password or hash for additional security.
- Generate an
OAuthtoken using this - Open up your IRC client
/network add -nick YOUR_TWITCH_USERNAME twitch
/server add -auto -ssl -network twitch irc.chat.twitch.tv 6697 YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN
/network add -autosendcmd "/quote CAP REQ :twitch.tv/membership" Twitch
/ignore jtv
/save
- Connect to Twitch IRC and join your favourite channel
/connect twitch
/join #CHANNEL_NAME