EFnet
The EFnet is an IRC network . It was part of the original first IRC network, which was formed in August 1988 . Despite various spin-offs, EFnet is still one of the largest IRC networks with an average of 21,000 visitors per day.
history
The IRC was born in August 1988 - the exact birthday is unknown according to Jarkko Oikarinen , the recognized spiritual father of the IRC. Originally the purpose of the network was to enable communication between Finnish universities . However, interest outside Finland in being part of a global chat system also grew faster than expected. Two years later, in July 1990, 38 servers were involved in the first IRC network.
In August 1990 the founding community split; some servers then formed the Anarchy NET (Anet). The name for the EFnet, which is still valid today, arose from this , since an unloved server called eris.berkeley.edu left the IRC network through this split, whereupon the remaining part was called Eris Free Net . The largest and best-known split, however, took place in July 1996: Due to technical differences, the then European part of the network split off and from then on formed the IRCnet , while the American part continued to exist as EFnet. This separation, which went down in IRC history as The Great Split, was triggered by an open dispute over the technical measures to combat so-called Nick Collisions - EFnet preferred a method called TS (TimeStamp), while IRCnet relied on Nick Delay . It also dealt with the rights of IRC operators and administrators. The EFnet supported relatively free guidelines, while the representatives of the IRCnet provided for strict regulations.
Ultimately, there was no agreement, which led to the final separation of the two networks. Nevertheless, both IRCnet and EFnet are among the most important and largest IRC networks of all today.
EFnet was and is still today one of the most puristic IRC networks: In contrast to QuakeNet or DALnet, there is no possibility of registering nicknames or channels . It was not until 2001 , a service called was CHANFIX introduced, which allows to restore channels without operators. This is done using an algorithm which , in the event of all ops being lost, automatically uses the regular operators based on an internal point table.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Network Statistics for EFnet. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 26, 2013 ; accessed on May 19, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ EFnet - The Original IRC Network.
- ↑ irc.org
- ^ EFnet - The Original IRC Network.
