Newsgroups: alt.irc,alt.irc.questions,alt.irc.efnet Subject: EFnet IRC server list: 07-15-96 Summary: an up-to-date list of IRC servers on EFnet. Followup-To: Distribution: Organization: Doug's house of Disco Keywords: irc servers EFnet EFNet server list for 07-15-96 Servers that averaged less than 5 users or were up less than 25% of this period are not listed, as they are either extremely unreliable, brand new or probably not for general use. Note that there has been a `split' of sorts, and `Efnet' has been split into to seperate nets due to `political differences'. It's quite possible that these two nets will come together again, but it's also possible that this may not happen. For now, I'll call the bigger part `Efnet', and the smaller part `EUnet' (they call themselves `The IRC Net', which doesn't quite seem right) and I'll post seperate server lists. Currently `Efnet' is averaging about 15,000 users, and `EUnet' is averaging about 5,000 users. Keep in mind that not all servers will allow users from all sites, especially from distant sites. Also note that most servers restrict or totally ban bots, so be sure to do `/motd ' and see if they do if you wish to place a bot there. If in doubt, don't assume or guess - ask. The email address of the admin of a server is available by typing `/admin ' and/or `/motd ' in most cases. Try to choose a server that is close to you. As a rule of thumb, servers that are close geographically are also close network-wise (which is what matters) but this rule of thumb is not always true. If in doubt, email the admin of a nearby server, or ask on channel #irchelp. If you are unable to use a specific server that you feel you ought to be able to use, get onto IRC from another server, then type `/admin ' and then email the admin of that server and ask for access. They may (or may not) be able to accommodate you. IP addresses are given for those using old IRC clients or who don't have working name servers. It's best to use the server's full name as opposed to it's IP address, as the latter can change without warning. All servers should have resolvable hostnames ... but apparantly some do not. The admins of these servers should update their DNS tables, as this makes these servers difficult to access. A `*' directly after an IP address refers to an address that was found by adding `irc.' to the beginning of the server's name, and also indicates broken DNS that should be fixed. Almost all (all?) servers listen on port 6667. Many listen to additional ports as well ... if there's a question, ask the server admin. Other common ports used include 6666, 6665 - anything between 6660 and 6669. You cannot just try to telnet to and login to these machines - IT WILL NOT WORK. You need to have an IRC client to connect to these IRC servers. Clients for most platforms can be found at ftp://cs-pub.bu.edu/irc/clients. For more information, look for the IRC FAQ posted twice monthly to these newsgroups. This list will (if all goes well) be posted to alt.irc and alt.irc.questions twice a month. I'm still working on the program I use to generate it, so it may change in format somewhat in the future. Direct questions or comments to me at dougmc@comco.com. This list is also available via ftp at ftp://ftp.comco.com/pub/irc/server-list-current --- Server list follows --- irc2.magic.ca 199.166.230.85 Canada irc.magic.mb.ca 204.112.14.42 Canada portal.mbnet.mb.ca 204.112.54.141 Canada .. 204.112.178.12 .. irc.mcgill.ca 132.206.27.12 Canada irc.cs.mun.ca 134.153.1.2 Canada elk.nstn.ca 137.186.128.21 Canada irc.vianet.on.ca 204.50.187.50 Canada irc.polymtl.ca 132.207.4.8 Canada irc.yorku.ca unresolvable Canada irc02.irc.aol.com 152.163.173.26 USA, Virginia irc.cris.com 206.173.136.204 USA, Michigan, Bay City irc.kern.com 204.212.36.8 USA, CA, Bakersfield irc.neosoft.com 206.109.6.193 USA, Texas irc.netcom.com 206.217.29.1 USA, California irc-1.netcom.com unresolvable USA, California irc-2.netcom.com unresolvable USA, California irc2.netcom.com 199.183.9.7 USA, California irc.usa.pipeline.com 38.9.10.2 USA, NY, New York irc.portal.com 156.151.1.101 USA, California irc-2.portal.com unresolvable USA, California irc-3.portal.com unresolvable USA, California irc1.portal.com 156.151.6.50 USA, California irc.primenet.com 204.245.0.246 USA, Arizona irc.voicenet.com 207.103.0.19 USA, PA, Ivyland irc.ecn.bgu.edu 143.43.32.201 USA, Illinois azure.acsu.buffalo.edu 128.205.7.6 USA, New York irc.calpoly.edu 129.65.26.101 USA, California irc.colorado.edu 128.138.129.31 USA, Colorado organ.ctr.columbia.edu 128.59.68.35 USA, New York red-dwarf.cit.cornell.edu 132.236.56.9 USA, New York irc.law.emory.edu 170.140.50.194 USA, GA, Atlanta irc.cnde.iastate.edu 129.186.202.53 USA, Iowa irc.ilstu.edu 138.87.1.6 USA, IL, Normal irc-2.mit.edu 18.180.0.2 USA, Massachusetts irc.pitt.edu 136.142.185.34 USA, Pennsylvania irc.cs.rpi.edu 128.213.4.197 USA, New York irc.rutgers.edu 165.230.224.131 USA, New Jersey irc.stanford.edu 36.55.0.50 USA, California anarchy.tamu.edu 128.194.12.120 USA, Texas, College Station irc.uci.edu 128.195.7.77 USA, California, Irvine irc.uiuc.edu 192.17.7.229 USA, Illinois pegasus.ccs.itd.umich.edu 141.211.26.105 USA, Michigan irc.umn.edu 160.94.219.158 USA, Minnesota irc.ecn.uoknor.edu 129.15.112.34 USA, Oklahoma piglet.cc.utexas.edu 128.83.42.61 USA, Texas, Austin becker1.u.washington.edu 140.142.12.67 USA, Washington joyce.eng.yale.edu 130.132.20.72 USA, Connecticut irc.tau.ac.il 132.66.16.5 Israel irc.ais.net 199.0.154.13 USA, Illinois irc3.ais.net 199.0.154.23 USA, Illinois irc.best.net 206.86.8.69 USA, CA, Mountain View opus.bridge.net 204.253.4.4 USA, Florida, Miami irc.cdc.net 205.217.64.5 USA, TN, Chattanooga irc.cerf.net 192.215.245.12 USA, CA, San Diego irc.digex.net 205.197.247.96 USA, Maryland irc.frontiernet.net 204.168.13.13 USA, NY, Rochester irc.gate.net 199.227.0.17 USA, Florida noc.tor.hookup.net 165.154.1.1 Canada, Ontario irc.ionet.net 204.96.200.25 USA, OK, Okc irc.mcs.net 192.160.127.90 USA, Illinois irc.mo.net 205.164.64.254 USA, Missouri irc.nol.net 206.126.32.101 USA, TX, Houston irc.phoenix.net 207.43.0.134 USA, Texas, Houston irc.texas.net 206.127.0.129 USA, Texas, San Antonio irc.tucson.net 192.195.240.139 USA, AZ, Tucson irc.sci.kun.nl 131.174.36.10 Netherlands eff.org 204.253.162.3 USA, San Francisco irc.io.org 198.133.36.153 Canada, Toronto irc.sintercom.org 203.120.37.250 Singapore irc.csie.nctu.edu.tw 140.113.17.161 Taiwan irc.csie.ncu.edu.tw 140.115.50.43 Taiwan irc.nsysu.edu.tw 140.117.11.11 Taiwan The following servers were found, but did not meet this program's criteria for listing as a reliable, client-use server. They may be brand new, unreliable, routing only, or may be a 'test server', only up for a short period. They may or may not work for you ... (Note that many of the `EUnet' servers are listed here. They are, however, *now* on a seperate network.) uni-linz.ac.at irc.wu-wien.ac.at yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au elecsun11.elec.uow.edu.au ircd.elec.uow.edu.au speech.elec.uow.edu.au poc.dfat.gov.au othello.ulb.bfu.ac.be dinf.vub.bfu.ac.be irc.belnet.be irc.ceru irc.span.ch irc.blackened.com irc2-1.netcom.com irc2-2.netcom.com irc2-3.netcom.com ircd.netcom.com ircd2.netcom.com irc2.primenet.com irc.winternet.com fu-berlin.de gmd.de rwth-aachen.de tu-muenchen.de uni-erlangen.de uni-karlsruhe.de uni-kl.de uni-paderborn.de uni-rostock.de uni-stuttgart.de sunsite.auc.dk bazooka.rutgers.edu irc:bazooka.rutgers.edu help.irc.uiuc.edu irc2.uiuc.edu irc.u.washington.edu irc.clinet.fi ircd.eunet.fi irce.eunet.fi csc.funet.fi irc.funet.fi ircd.funet.fi irc.great.fi myntti.helsinki.fi irc.cs.hut.fi irc-2.cs.hut.fi irc.freenet.hut.fi irc1.inet.fi cs.jyu.fi kitchen.it.jyu.fi irc.kolumbus.fi irc.lpt.fi aapo.it.lut.fi dior.it.lut.fi kannel.lut.fi irc.netppl.fi irc.netti.fi irc.otol.fi irc3.otol.fi irchub.otol.fi irc.ouka.fi irc.oulu.fi irc2.oulu.fi irc.pspt.fi irc.reg.fi irc.sci.fi irc.info.tampere.fi kitt.tekla.fi irc.cc.tut.fi irc.tutech.fi irc.uta.fi irc.utu.fi pinnie.vip.fi irc-gw.xgw.fi irc.enst.fr irc.eurecom.fr sil.polytechnique.fr salambo.enserb.u-bordeaux.fr cismhp.univ-lyon1.fr irc.bme.hu irc.elte.hu irc.technion.ac.il irc.ibm.net.il irc.isnet.is irc.cselt.stet.it irc.ccii.unipi.it irc-2.cdc.net irc.lightning.net ircd.texas.net irc1.wildstar.net irc.nijenrode.nl irc.xs4all.nl irc.hitos.no irc.powertech.no irc.uib.no irc.ifi.uio.no irc.pvv.unit.no krakow.irc.pl lublin.irc.pl poznan.irc.pl warszawa.irc.pl irc.ru irc.dd.chalmers.se irc.ipro.se irc.nada.kth.se irc.ludd.luth.se irc.swipnet.se tosc.arnes.si irc.fri.uni-lj.si irc.uni-mb.si serv.eng.abdn.ac.uk stork.doc.ic.ac.uk serv.cs.man.ac.uk dismayl.demon.co.uk irc.demon.co.uk irc.easynet.co.uk irc.netcom.net.uk services.us -- Doug McLaren, dougmc@comco.com