[nycbug-talk] IRC

[Dan Langille]

On 16 Jun 2004 at 15:10, Sunny Dubey wrote:

> On Wednesday 16 June 2004 02:22 pm, Dan Langille wrote:
> > On 16 Jun 2004 at 13:13, Kevin Reiter wrote:
> > > > In general /server irc.NETNAME will work for any NETNAME such as
> > > > undernet.org, efnet.net, freenode.net, etc.
> > >
> > > True, but you have to find a server that's connected to the NETNAME
> > > you want to connect to (EFNet, IRCNet, etc.)
> >
> > irc.efnet.net will find you an efnet server.
> 
> not always, it depends on the server's I:lines, identd requirements, etc etc 
> etc
> 
> I usually just go to the network's website, and hit up which ever server has 
> the highest connection count.

*sigh*

It always happens... one attempts to provide a helpful hint and it's 
met with exceptions and points-to-prove-the-contrary, none of which 
actually contribute to the helpful hint.

Yes, I agree, it depends... It depends upon a lot of things, 
including your internet connection.

I will now withdraw from this thread which has quickly dropped below 
our normal standard.
-- 
Dan Langille : http://www.langille.org/
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