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Email and IRC Support :
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Email support: support (at) ircdnetworks.com
IRC Support: /server irc.ircdnetworks.com #ircdnetworks
Note: There may not always be someone available for help! IRC should not be used as a primary means for support.


Frequently Answered Questions (FAQ) :
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Q: What is IRCd Networks relationship with ShellsX and Zoidial Incorporated?

A: IRCd Networks is a new division of Zoidial Incorporated which has taken over ShellsX. IRCd Networks is run by staff of both Zoidial Incorporated and new staff to help out with IRCd Networks. Zoidial and ShellsX clients hosted on the IRCd Networks servers will be treated with the same respect and care that they have become used to.


Q: What is an IRCd Shell Account?

A: IRCd Networks offers shell accounts created specifically for running IRC Daemons and Servers. These accounts are running on top of FreeBSD and will allow IRCd servers, IRCd services, bots (such as eggdrops, mech), bouncers (such as bnc), and mud servers to run.


Q: I would like to order, how long does it take for orders to be set up?

A: Upon payment being received and cleared, we will set up the account immediately! If there are any problems with the transaction, we will email you to let you know.


Q: Why don't you offer small/cheap bnc or shell accounts?

A: We've been asked this a lot, and the simple answer is that these services make it difficult to offer the sort of quality and support we would like to offer. We may, in the future, have another server or two which we can offer such accounts on, but at this time we will only support larger IRCd Server and IRCd Shell account packages. Please contact us if you have further queries.


Q: Where/how do I log in?

A: You can use the address of one of these servers here:
metastable.ircdnetworks.com 216.218.235.192
shellsx.zoidial.com 216.218.235.193
shellsx.com 216.218.235.192


Q: What software is required to log into the server?

A: IRCd Networks servers only run SSH2, we do not support ssh1 or telnet - which means you have to use an ssh2 compliant program.
Any of the below will be suitable:
OpenSSH - Linux / Unix: http://www.openssh.org
Putty - Windows (free): http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
SecureCRT - Windows (not free): http://www.vandyke.com


Q: How can I check my bandwidth statistics?

A: Your bandwidth statistics will be hosted within your shell account. The usage will appear when you log in, or you can also check it online. You can do so at a link similar to this: http://www.ircdnetworks.com/~username/traffic , where 'username' is equal to your shell login name.


Q: What IP address can I use?

A: When you sign up for an account, the IP address that is assigned to your account is sent to you in the initial email. It is also available in the shell from ~/ip-address . To check this, you can run this command from the shell: cat ~/ip-address


Q: Do I have any web space?

A: You will have some web space available in the shell from ~/public_html which will be accessible online via http://www.ircdnetworks.com/~username/


Q: What webserver is running, and what is supported?

A: We run the latest version of Apache and PHP 5, we also have MySQL 5 available, and Subversion


Q: What other applications are installed on the server?

A: We've got the latest versions of most standard utilities, and can install whatever ports package may be required. Please just ask our support, and we can look into it!


Q: Do you have FTP or SFTP access to your server?

A: Yes, you can connect via FTP or SFTP - you can also use SCP or putty scp (pscp) for secure copying.


Q: Help! My processes keep dieing for no apparent reason!

A: This could be a number of things! Please make sure that you compiled it right, check the logs of the process, or start the process in debug mode so that it will show more logs. If you still cannot figure out what is wrong, your process might be killed for binding to all IP addresses - make sure you have specified your single IP address for the process to bind to (or if it's a bot, that it is binding to a valid vhost IP). Also, binding some of the main IP's on the system might get your process killed - check the motd to see what IP's these are. If you are still having problems, please contact us!


Q: What vhosts are available on the system?

A: You can check on available vhosts by typing "vhost" or "vhosts" from within the shell. If you require a specific vhost, just let us know and we can add it!


Q: Do I have access to email?

A: Yes, you can get email to username@metastable.ircdnetworks.com - you can check the email using "mail" or "pine" from the command line.


Q: Can I forward my email to another account or email address?

A: Yes! Just edit a file in your home directory called ".forward" and add the email address that you want email to forward to into this file. Quite simple!


Q: How can you change the password on the account?

A: type "passwd" from within the shell, it will prompt you to change the password.


Q: I've forgotten my password, help!

A: No problem! Simply email us from the email that you originally signed up from, and give us your username, we can reset the password immediately for you!


Q: How can I check my disk space usage / quota?

A: When you log into the shell, your quota usage is displayed. You can also type "quota" from within the shell to display your usage at any time.


Q: I need more space / I've gone over my quota!

A: The quotas on our system are set to have a grace period of 7 days, so that you will not be locked from creating new files for that time, however, you will be warned about your usage during that time. Please go through your files and try to back up and delete what is not necessary. If you require more space, just let us know and we can upgrade your account with more space. Check our plans and pricing for more info.


Q: I can't run "programXYZ" for whatever reason, this is a normal FreeBSD command, what is wrong?

A: We have disabled some programs on the system from users running them for security purposes. As time goes on and we secure things slightly differently, we may open up access to most things. If you have a pressing need for anything that is currently "locked" please let us know, and we can review our policies. We are happy to make exceptions for our clients for the sake of usability and having an excellent experience on our server.



IRCd and Source Code Download Links :
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IRC Daemons

Bahamut : more info - download
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Bahamut is an Internet Relay Chat Daemon (IRCd) designed for DALnet, one of the major IRC networks in the world.


DarkFire : more info - download
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The DarkFire IRCd daemon is a modern and efficient IRCd for small and medium sized networks.


InspIRCd : more info - download
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InspIRCd is a highly modular C++ IRC daemon. It supports most features of other IRC daemons, and supports FreeBSD kqueue() for connection management.


IRCd-Hybrid : more info - download
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IRCd-Hybrid includes a number of improvements over a standard ircd-2.8 server, including compressed server to server links, chanmode +e, and TS5 support.


IRCd-Ratbox : more info - download
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IRCd-Ratbox is an advanced, stable and fast ircd. IRCd-Ratbox is the primary ircd used on EFNet, combining the stability of an ircd required for a large production network together with a rich set of features making it suitable for use on smaller networks.


IRCu : more info - download
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Undernet server


NeoIRCd : more info - download
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Based on Hybrid7 Code base


SorceryNet : more info - download
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The Sorcerynet IRC Daemon is an IRC server program based on dal4.4.10 and irc2.8.mu3, with a number of feature enhancements and bug fixes.


Unreal : more info - download
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Unreal IRCd - the next generation ircd


UltimateIRCd : more info - download
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UltimateIRCd is an advanced IRCd hybrid. The main goal is to provide a stable IRCd which enhance both users and operators IRC experience.



IRC Services

Anope : more info - download
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Anope is a set of Services for IRC networks that allows users to manage their nicks and channels in a secure and efficient way, and administrators to manage their network with powerful tools. Anope currently works with: - DreamForge 4.6.7 - Bahamut 1.4.27 or later - UnrealIRCd 3.1.1 or later (including 3.2) - UltimateIRCd 2.8.2 or later (including 3.0.0) - ViagraIRCd 1.3 or later - Hybrid 7 or later - PTlink 6.15 or later Anope could also work with some of the daemons derived by the ones listed above.


Atheme : more info - download
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Atheme is a portable, secure set of open source, modular IRC services released under the BSD license, designed to run on many IRCds. Unlike alternative packages, Atheme's core is minimalistic, providing only core functionality. Atheme is a complete services set, excluding features designed for oper abuse.


Epona : more info - download
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Epona is a set of services for IRC networks that allows users to manage their nicks and channels in a secure and efficient way, and administrators to manage their network with powerful tools.


Hybserv2 : more info - download
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HybServ was specifically designed to run with hybrid ircd, although it *should* work with CSr as well. These services (more or less same code) are currently used by EFNet / DalNet / ICQ / WFNet / HybNet / EFNow / Openprojects Network.


IRC Services : more info - download
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Services provides for definitive nickname and channel ownership, as well as the ability to send messages to offline users, and gives IRC operators considerably more control over the network.


Magick I : more info - download
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Magick I was originally based of Andrew Church's EsperNet services.


Magick II : more info - download
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Magick IRC Services are a program made for the Internet Relay Chat protocol (RFC 1459). They are designed to allow users to register and keep their nicknames and channels, send messages to other users, and allow IRC Operators and Admins more control and flexibility over the entire network.


NeoStats : more info - download
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A Extendible IRC services software that provide unique services, such as:
StatServ - To provide IRC statistics on your IRC network, and optionally, publish them to a website.
HostServ - For IRCd's that support virtual hosts, HostServ allows a central repository for Setting users virtual hosts when they first connect to the IRC network, or login with a username and password.
MoraleServ and LoveServ - A few "Fun" modules for irc networks that allow you to send poems and anonymous love letters to the ones you like!
ConnectServ - That echos to your "Services" channel information about people connecting to the network and opering up or changing Nicknames. Usefull for catching those abusive users


SorceryNet : more info - download
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Sorcerynet IRC Services is a program that provides an Internet Relay Chat network with nickname and channel registration and protection. The services supplied are NickServ, ChanServ, MemoServ, GameServ (a dice-rolling service), InfoServ (for broadcast messages) and OperServ, which has clone detection, global autokill and many other features.


SRVX : more info - download
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SRVX is a set of IRC services for ircu P10 protocol networks.



IRC Bots

Bobot++ : more info - download
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IRC Proxy Daemon that supports virtual hosting.


BOPM : more info - download
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bopm is an open-source proxy monitor, designed for use with IRC daemons such as Bahamut, Hybrid/ratbox, Unreal, Dancer, and any other which supports +c to show client connects to opers; bopm will KLINE clients it considers on an open proxy. bopm also supports DNSBL lookups.


Darkbot : more info - download
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Originally created by Jason Hamilton as an aid for help channels to answer repeated questions from its virtually unlimited database, it has became a very popular talking robot in a generic sense, being used all over IRC networks for different purposes and in 18 languages. Data can be added to it and managed dynamically online or edited in its database files offline.


Eggdrop : more info - download
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Eggdrop is the world's most popular open source Internet Relay Chat (IRC) bot. Originally created by Robey Pointer in December 1993, it has spawned an almost cult like following of users. It is a feature rich program designed to be easily used and expanded upon (using Tcl scripting) by both novice and advanced IRC users on a variety of hardware and software platforms.


Infobot : more info - download
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The infobot connects to an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) server, joins some channels (maybe), and begins accumulating factoids. To run one, download the source, uncompress it, untar it, edit the config files, and it up. The default install dir is /usr/local/share/infobot-0.xx.x since it doesn't really belong in the Perl tree, by default. If you want it installed elsewhere,use the -p option to change the PREFIX.


MBot : more info - download
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An IRC bot coded in C++. Its main advantage is that several bots can run simultaneously in the same process, making it ideal for shells where the background processes are limited, but not the connections. It also spares lots of resources this way, compared to running many instances of mbot.



IRC Bouncers

BNC : more info - download
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IRC Proxy Daemon that supports virtual hosting.


Ctrlproxy : more info - download
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CtrlProxy runs on a computer with a 24/7 internet connection and allows you to transparently connect to IRC from anywhere on the world to your nick. It connects to one or more IRC servers and then allows you to connect to it with any number of clients, providing access to these servers. This is very useful if you don't want to leave IRC but still want to be able to use it from home, school or work.


Dancer : more info - download
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IRC Proxy Daemon that supports virtual hosting.


EzBounce : more info - download
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EzBounce is a highly configurable IRC Proxy that features: * Access control * Password protection * Ident spoofing * Can listen on virtual hosts * Ability to ``Detach'' from the proxy and stay connected to the IRC server. ... and more!


Miau : more info - download
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Miau is a small but fully featured IRC-bouncer/proxy. Features include so-called quicklogging, logging, auto-opping and dcc-bouncing. Most features can be enabled/disabled with configure-script.


Muh : more info - download
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A smart irc-bouncing-tool that remains on IRC all the time.


Night Light IRC Proxy : more info - download
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IRC proxy/bouncer


psyBNC : more info - download
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psyBNC is an extremely powerful IRC bouncer. Features include: . It stays connected when you disconnect . It allows Full Online Administration . It allows you to set Users who could get op from psyBNC . It supports full logging of Messages and traffic . It supports linking to other psyBNCs + PartyLine . It allows multiple connections of one Client to different irc-servers . It has a translation module - english to italian,english to german,english to portugese,english to french, french to english,german to english,portugese to english,french to english . Modular . IPv6 Support . Much more



IRC Misc

CGI:IRC : more info - download
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GGI:IRC is a Perl/CGI program that lets you access IRC from a web browser, it is designed to be flexible and has many uses such as an IRC gateway for an IRC network, a chat-room for a website or to access IRC when stuck behind a restrictive firewall.


PISG : more info - download
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A perl script that analyses IRC logs of various formats and produces an html page of statistics.




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