StarLink-IRC MOTD

MESSAGE OF THE DAY

MOTD

NETWORK MOTD - JANUARY 2007

Welcome to
T H E S T A R L I N K - I R C N E T W O R K
ircu version 2.9.32 IRC Daemon
up since 1 JAN 97

PORTS : 6663 through 6669 and 7001
ADMINISTRATORS and OPERATORS: See Our Server Pages

We ask that you be polite to your fellow users and have FUN chatting!!
StarLink-IRC is a family-friendly network that operates under two main rules:

Rule 1 - Do not annoy others
Rule 2 - Do not be too easily annoyed

ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION
Web Site Pages

o Network Home Page: http://www.starlink-irc.org
o Web Chat Connections: http://webchat.starlink-irc.org
o Channel Registration: http://www.starlink-irc.org/slreg.html

#Channels: Channel Registration and General Network Assistance
#TerraNova: Operator/Admin Assistance
#Newbies: For those new to IRC?
#International : For non-english speakers.

NETWORK SERVICES

Chanserv - CStar is our channel service
Operserv - DeathStar is our uworld operator service
Nickserv - NONE. We do not support nick registration
Memoserv - NONE. We do not currently have a memo service.

BOT/CLONE POLICY
CStar provides channel users with all services necessary to operate a channel. However, if you want to run a persistent automated program (bot) in support of a specific channel (i.e. a gamebot) here are the rules:

Client Bot Policy (mIRC scripts, etc.)
- Users are allowed up to two simultaneous connections per person.
- Be careful connecting, if you generate more than 4 connections, even temporarily, you may get blocked from the net without warning.

Any Bot running 24/7 (or substantial portion thereof)
- Must be owned or controlled by the owner of a registered channel.
- Must always be in one responsible (registered) channel and
- Must not be in more than ONE unregistered channel for an extended time.
- Have permission from the admin of EACH server it will connect to.

PROHIBITIONS Any activity that is malicious, abusive, or in violation of network policy may result in being banned from the network and/or notification of appropriate organizations and authorities. Such activities include but are not limited to:

Running an unauthorized bot (See Bot Policy)
Running warscripts, clonebots, warbots, floodbots and the like.
Repeatedl joining of prohibited channels.
Failure to heed warnings generated by network services or staff.
Advertising other chat nets or porn/warez sites.
Attempted exchang of unsolicited or illicit data (files/WAREZ)
Systematic harassment of channels or users
Requesting ops - Soliciting O-lines and/or channel ops

BANS

Legitimate channel bans do not require a reason or justification.
Evading one can result in your being banned from the entire network.
BAN EVASION IS ABSOLUTELY PROHIBITED !!