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a dude i know runs a few IRC Server's i'm regularly on...Today, the servers have been down for like 2 hours so far and it's starting to piss me off...i wish there was an easy way to host an IRCd of like 50 people


sorry, just needed to vent

yeah thats bad.. but why do you need an own irc-server? Just let them all join to the EFNet, Quakenet or anything similiar... There are enough good irc servers which don't have this downtimes

Yep, just move over to an bigger IRC server, where the chance of downtime are smaller. Look here for an list

well, the 3 main people involved with our IRC network/server used to be on all the big networks and HATED them so now they're happy we're on a small network, but the downtime blows....

jdhore wrote:well, the 3 main people involved with our IRC network/server used to be on all the big networks and HATED them so now they're happy we're on a small network, but the downtime blows....

I could link with you, my linux box hasn't gone down yet
But I have plans to link with another network.
Just an idea, it probably won't happen though :/
If I don't link with the network I'm planning to, I'll join your server and talk to the admins there... if that's okay with you.

what did your friends hate on the bigger networks?

i really like criten.net , the support is really good and downs are very rare, netsplits are, too. spamers are threaten very good ...

most people (maybe only german guys^^) moarn about qnet because of the "kiddies", wannabe-pros and spamers on it (qry-blocker will do the job ) on it ...

on every network it depends on the channels you are on (in?) ...

greetz d0ppel-D

jdhore wrote:well, the 3 main people involved with our IRC network/server used to be on all the big networks and HATED them

Why would they hate them? What's the differende from being in an smaller one?

If you do host an IRCD, just know that you are opening up some more ports on your server which are susseptable to vulnerabilities and exploits of their own.

thx for the tip...i'm pretty good at this stuff though cuz i'm a computer Security Analyst on the side...

jdhore wrote:thx for the tip...i'm pretty good at this stuff though cuz i'm a computer Security Analyst on the side...

Really? Me too, maybe we should pen test each other or something some time soon. Also, are you any good at defcon style CTF?

jdhore wrote:i wish there was an easy way to host an IRCd of like 50 people

Maybe there will be soon

If you don't like big networks, just join a small network with good uptime. There are tons of under 500 users online, non-cablemodemnet networks that hardly go down.

Tim wrote:

jdhore wrote:i wish there was an easy way to host an IRCd of like 50 people

Maybe there will be soon

What do you know, what we don't?

Heikanu wrote:

Tim wrote:

jdhore wrote:i wish there was an easy way to host an IRCd of like 50 people

Maybe there will be soon

What do you know, what we don't?

The better question is what have I decided and not told anyone else?

Tim wrote:

Heikanu wrote:

Tim wrote:

jdhore wrote:i wish there was an easy way to host an IRCd of like 50 people

Maybe there will be soon

What do you know, what we don't?

The better question is what have I decided and not told anyone else?

haha