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by doug
Wed Sep 30, 2009 2:18 am
Forum: News
Topic: EFnet mourns the loss of Marc Casillo aka frash
Replies: 1
Views: 23636

EFnet mourns the loss of Marc Casillo aka frash

Anchorage AK - We are saddened to announce that Marc Casillo aka frash peacefully passed away in his sleep in the early hours of Monday, September 28, 2009. Frash has been an operator on EFnet since the mid-90s on irc.texas.net, irc.torix.ca, irc.magic.ca, irc.mindspring.com, irc.voicenet.com, and m...
by doug
Thu Mar 05, 2009 2:36 pm
Forum: News
Topic: EFnet Admins approve OPME chanfix module
Replies: 4
Views: 31887

Re: EFnet Admins approve OPME chanfix module

This module has not been enabled, but has been approved and is coming very soon.
by doug
Thu Mar 05, 2009 2:34 pm
Forum: News
Topic: .xs4all.nl upgrades and now supports SSL
Replies: 0
Views: 36900

.xs4all.nl upgrades and now supports SSL

Amsterdam NL - mofo from XS4ALL tells EFnet News that his client server hardware has just been upgraded. The brand new machine sports dual quad core CPUs, 4GB of ram, and runs the latest offering from ircd-ratbox3. Their ipv6 server efnet.ipv6.xs4all.nl was also upgraded and supports SSL too. EFnet ...
by doug
Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:05 pm
Forum: News
Topic: EFnet Admins approve OPME chanfix module
Replies: 4
Views: 31887

Re: EFnet Admins approve OPME chanfix module

Here's the details: CFV380 OPME
by doug
Wed Feb 25, 2009 2:06 pm
Forum: News
Topic: EFnet Admins approve OPME chanfix module
Replies: 4
Views: 31887

EFnet Admins approve OPME chanfix module

Opless channels just got easier to fix thanks to a chanfix module. OPME was approved by a landslide this morning and became EFnet policy. It provides tools for admins to reop channels which are without chanfix scores or chanops. Users whom require assistance may use the command /stats p to find a lo...
by doug
Thu Feb 19, 2009 6:43 am
Forum: News
Topic: irc.serious.biz links to US EFnet
Replies: 6
Views: 36444

irc.serious.biz links to US EFnet

Chicago IL - ServerCentral linked irc.serious.biz earlier this afternoon to test netmunky's updates and patches for ircd-hybrid. A few servers on EFnet still use ircd-hybrid, and there had been some compatibility problems with the way it interacts with ircd-ratbox. The test server is open I:line and...
by doug
Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:47 am
Forum: News
Topic: irc.blessed.net relinks to EFnet
Replies: 6
Views: 34203

Re: irc.blessed.net relinks to EFnet

.. ServerCentral that host large irc servers yet disallow their customer base from running IRC.. SC customers are certainly permitted to IRC from their machines at SC, which is why we have special connection classes on our IRC servers for our netranges. The policy is in place to discourage noobs fr...
by doug
Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:45 pm
Forum: News
Topic: hub.efnet.us offers SSL listen ports for servers
Replies: 2
Views: 26287

hub.efnet.us offers SSL listen ports for servers

United States - Following last friday's release of ircd-ratbox 3.0, hub.efnet.us's ircd was upgraded earlier today. As a result, it now offers SSL listen ports for encrypted server-server links. Admins who wish to take advantage of this added layer of security should consider upgrading their ircd's....
by doug
Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:01 pm
Forum: News
Topic: irc.blessed.net relinks to EFnet
Replies: 6
Views: 34203

Re: irc.blessed.net relinks to EFnet

Thanks for the update.. I'll edit the original post re SSL..
by doug
Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:04 am
Forum: News
Topic: irc.blessed.net relinks to EFnet
Replies: 6
Views: 34203

irc.blessed.net relinks to EFnet

Dallas, Texas - Only a few weeks after a formal delink, irc.blessed.net relinked their IRC server from Globalcon.net, LLC's network in Dallas Texas. The administrators of the server are still Salvation and Merch^. A new admin was added, ^duck^. The server is open-I, but no longer accepts SSL connect...
by doug
Fri May 02, 2008 8:07 pm
Forum: News
Topic: irc.pte.hu enables SSL on port 9999
Replies: 0
Views: 33723

irc.pte.hu enables SSL on port 9999

Pecs, Hungary - Pecs University has enabled SSL connections today on it's EFnet IRC Server. You may connect to irc.pte.hu on port 9999, 7000, 7001 and 6697 using SSL. The server is running linux on a generic x86 p4, and is reportedly running the ratbox3 beta without any problems. Users are encourage...
by doug
Fri May 02, 2008 8:01 pm
Forum: News
Topic: irc.efnet.ch now supports SSL on port 9999
Replies: 0
Views: 27131

irc.efnet.ch now supports SSL on port 9999

Carouge, Switzerland - Mw tells EFnet News that IP-MAN has just enabled SSL connections. Users can connect to irc.efnet.ch using port 9999 with a SSL Enabled IRC Client. You may also use ports 6697, 7000 and 7001. It's IRCD is ratbox3, which is running on a sun fire v240 sparc64. It's one of the few...
by doug
Wed Apr 02, 2008 10:22 am
Forum: News
Topic: irc.efnet.pl upgraded to FreeBSD 7x
Replies: 0
Views: 26954

irc.efnet.pl upgraded to FreeBSD 7x

Warsaw PL - Andrzej "Karpio" Karpinski from efnet.pl tells EFnet News that ATMAN's server, irc.efnet.pl, was recently upgraded to the newest branch from FreeBSD, 7.0-stable. At the same time, the IRCD code was upgraded to the latest release of ircd-ratbox. He reports it's all working very well, and ...
by doug
Sat Mar 29, 2008 9:11 am
Forum: Help
Topic: Network Cable Unplugged upon connecting to EFnet
Replies: 4
Views: 8621

Re: Network Cable Unplugged upon connecting to EFnet

Try mIRC instead..
by doug
Sun Jan 13, 2008 8:17 am
Forum: Help
Topic: Server wide ban
Replies: 3
Views: 7402

Re: Server wide ban

I would just use another server. Try irc.efnet.us to connect to a random US server.