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Oldest IRC Server Going Offline

Posted by timothy on from the /msg-grimreaper-go-away dept.

Matty_ writes: "Looks like the oldest IRC server in continued operation on the Internet is going to be turned off for good. According to the server's MOTD, the server will be shut off no later than January 1. Aparently the University of Colorado can no longer support the software and hardware, as well as provide the network resources, specifically the extra bandwidth required for the various DoS (Denial of Service) attacks from which EFnet servers still suffer. They chose not to accept the liability and decided to retire the server."

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  1. Shucks by whmac33 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I guess we'll have to use the other IRC server now.

  2. LISP IS AT FAULT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I believe that LISP is the main reason for the downfall if this particular IRC server. Someone obviously spent too much time trying to come up with a solution to this DOS attacks with LISP, which left almost no money for MUCH more important programmers and network admins. DAMN you LISP!

  3. Re:Another network? by bopo · · Score: 3, Funny
    At the time, I checked out DalNet and a couple of others that use nick/chanserv, but for one reason or another didn't like them (I mean, what the hell kinda name is DalNet?).

    An old-ish saying from an EFnet channel I frequent: "DalNet is like the Special Olympics of IRC. A lot of drooling, and everyone is a 'winner'."

    --
    "Understand you're having a little Jimmy Page trouble."
  4. Re:What's the appeal of IRC? by Glytch · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ah, yes, because god knows ham radio fans are never full of themselves.