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FunNet is a lesser known, but still very active IRC Network.

During the network's peak, it averaged about 450 active users with a network made up of 15 servers. However, in the recent years it has slowly declined to is current userbase of about 300 active users, and 4 servers.^[1]

1 History
2 Services
3 Servers
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

FunNet dates back to somewhere around 1997-98. Several users became bored enough to have a go at running our own IRC network. In those days, dedicated internet connection were hard to come by, and expensive. Therefore the FunNet Network originally started out with 'servers' on dynamic IP's and not much more than dial-up connections.

Eventually, FunNet outgrew it's dial-up connections as its growing userbase quickly consumed the majority of the avaliable bandwidth. It was then decided that FunNet had to have its first dedicated server if it wanted to survive, which was located in the UK. Unfortunately this server consisted of a shell-box with many other IRC servers and wasn't exactly a model of stability. Over this period FunNet was hacked more than once.

Further along in FunNet's history, it officially became a real network. Naaldwijk.nl.eu.funnet.org was linked and FunNet continued to grow.

Back then, FunNet only had a few people on FunNet, so it really wasn't a big deal, but we managed to get some other people interested. Soon thereafter, several others decided to link their servers and FunNet had a dramatic increase in the size of its network. Ever since then, user flocked to FunNet, which has a tight knit group of hardcore users and staff. This was the catalyst that propelled FunNet into it's current position where it remains stable today.^[2]

[edit] Services

FunNet use the set of IRC Services known as srvx. User accessible Service Bots include:

NickServ: FunNet's User Account Service bot.

Though its name may be slightly deceptive, NickServ does not actually register or protect nicknames. What NickServ does is manage account settings, and provides an means to verify ::who you are and what access privileges you have in various channels. NickServ verifies your username/password against a list of allowed host masks (i.e. youruser@your.ip.address), ::so if you are having trouble authenticating to NickServ, please /msg NickServ HELP authcookie for instructions on how to gain access to your account.

ChanServ: FunNet's channel registration service bot.

It allows channel managers and specified users to maintain operator (@) control over their channels, and to maintain an access list of what users should be granted ChanOp status. ::ChanServ also provides a reliable way to manage a channel's banlist, and helps prevent channel takeovers.

OpServ: FunNet's IRC Operator Service bot.

OpServ is restricted to IRC Operators only. It allows the network staff the capability of tracking down floodnets, setting global bans, and changing channel modes. It is most ::commonly used to help in channel takeovers and setting G:LINE (Global Ban) parameters.