Jupe (IRC)
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In Internet Relay Chat (IRC), juping a server, a channel, or a nickname refers to the practice of blocking said channel or nickname on the server or network. This is named after the user Jupiter on EFnet, who did it to NickServ.
A nickname or server jupe takes advantage of the fact that certain identifiers are unique; by using an identifier, one acquires an exclusive lock that prevents other users from making use of it.
Officially sanctioned jupes may also utilize services or server configuration options to enforce the jupe, such as when a compromised server is juped to prevent it from harming the network.
In practice IRC operators now use jupe configurations to administatively make channel or nick names unavailable.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Freeenode, Using the network. Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
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