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Ask HN: Is Freenode IRC network now for registered users only?
It's look something changed on Freenode network and now for open any channel hosted on it's server user should be "registered".
When you try connect to Freenode server you will get notification message:
freenode-connect: Due to the persistent ongoing spam, all new connections are being set +R (block messages from unidentified users) and will be scanned for vulnerabilities. This will not harm your computer, and vulnerable hosts will be notified.
If you has no registered user account on Freenode -- then you couldn't do nothing on it's IRC anymore...
So, Freenode stopped to be friendly for anonymous users? What is going on?
- Pako 8y agoThey literally gave you the reason. Spam was getting unbearable.
- Pako 8y agoThey literally gave you the reason. Spam.
- Pako 8y agoSorry for the double comment. My client messed up.
- app4soft 8y agoBut there no any press-releases from Freenode on "every user now should be registered" on their blog...
- grzm 8y agoYou can delete comments if they don't have a reply and you're still within the editing window. Click the timestamp of the comment and you should see a link to "delete".