AbleNET

Founded	May 2001
Website URL	www.ablenet.org
Primary DNS	irc.ablenet.org
Average users	120 - 160
Average channels	80 - 120
Average servers	5
Content/subject	Public/Unrestricted

AbleNET is a small Internet Relay Chat (IRC) network with an average of around 150-300 concurrent users.^[1] It was founded in May 2001 by AfterNET network co-founder and long-time admin Anthony Sanchez and several others from AfterNET. AbleNET was set up primarily as a chat network for friends, and as a response to growing disillusionment with the policies of some of the AfterNET administrators. Several of AbleNET's users were originally involved in the creation of AfterNET; some even tracing their usage back to TheNET and InnerNET.

AbleNET is noted for its distinct lack of IRC operators, instead using various services to control the flow of network stability and activity. Additionally, the network is noted for its high standards of access, regarding the limit of multiple connections and unverifiable "bots".

AbleNET's servers use the Undernet-compatible ircu IRCd software. Services are provided using srvx; the user authentication service is named AuthServ and the channel service is named X.

Contents 1 Historical timeline 2 Founder 3 IRC vs. ISP – Net Neutrality Conflict 4 References 5 External links

Historical timeline

• May 2001 - AbleNET is founded.
• May 2003 - With the looming threat of the Fizzer Worm AbleNET joins with a vast collection of IRC networks and news communities to form IRC-Unity^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]} and the Fizzer Task Force.^{[9][10][11][12][13]}
• December 2005 - AbleNET becomes the first IRC Network to offer "blogging" to their community.
• June/July 2007 - At least 3 major ISPs block or redirect traffic destined for AbleNET's IRC servers in an attempt to control botnet infestations.

Founder

Anthony Sanchez has been using and administering IRC networks since 1995, starting as an IRCop with InnerNET and subsequently NewNET during its founding year. Later he went on to admin servers for TheNET, AfterNET and finally AbleNET.

Anthony was, coincidentally, the first to publish the story of the raid on and subsequent shutdown of the popular Lineage II private server L2Extreme.^[14]

IRC vs. ISP – Net Neutrality Conflict

In June and July 2007, AbleNET was systematically blocked by at least 3 major ISPs, becoming the first of many IRC networks reporting to be affected. The offending ISPs included Time Warner/AOL, Verizon, Cox Communications, and possibly others. Methods used included various combinations of port redirection, invisible proxies redirecting traffic to their own IRCd servers, DNS hijacking, and null routing.^[15]

The blocks and traffic redirection were purportedly part of an overall plan to discourage the botnet infestations that have been originating from their client base. The incident continued for approximately three weeks before a letter writing campaign, most notably the July 19th, 2007 letter to Full Disclosure^[16][17] by the community and administration, led to the removal of the blocks. By approximately July 23, 2007 the blocks had migrated to EFnet.^{[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]}

The resulting backlash resulted in numerous customer phone complaints as well as arguments regarding Net neutrality and fair practice.

References

External links

• Official website
• AbleNET IRC Wiki
• SRVX Help Files & Command List
• SRVX IRC Services
• IRC-Unity
• IRC Networks at the Open Directory Project
• Query netsplit.de's IRC network database for AbleNET
• Query SearchIRC's IRC network database for AbleNET

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AbleNET is an IRC network. It was founded by AfterNET Co-Founder and long-time Admin Anthony Sanchez and several others from that network. The network was set up primarily as a chat network for friends, and as a response to growing disillusionment with the policies of some of the AfterNET administrators. Several users from AbleNET were involved in the creation of AfterNET; some even tracing their usage back to TheNET and InnerNET.

AbleNET is a small network with an average of 150-300 users online at any given time. The Undernet-compatible IRCu daemon software is used on the servers. Channel services are provided using srvx; the user authentication service is named AuthServ and the channel service is named X.

AbleNET is noted for its distinct lack of IRCOps, instead using various services to control the flow of network stability and activity. Additionally, the Network is noted for its high standards of access, regarding the limit of multiple connections and unverifiable "bots".

The network can be reached using irc.ablenet.org.

Historical Timeline

May 2001, AbleNET is born and has served as a meeting place for chatters ever since.

May 2003, with the looming threat of the Fizzer Worm AbleNET joins with a vast collection of IRC networks and news communities to form IRC-Unity.

December 2005, AbleNET becomes the first IRC Network to offer "blogging" to their community.

Founder

Anthony Sanchez has been using and administering IRC Networks since 1995, starting as an IRCop with InnerNET subsequently NewNET during it's founding year. Later he went on to Admin servers for TheNET, AfterNET and finally AbleNET.

Popular Channels

ablenet

jakarta

Casual

wrestling

Beginner

(These do not include communities that choose to remain anonymous)

Popular Users

navs - One of the leading users of AbleNET's irc network, navs was responsible for the surge in users AbleNET recieved in 2002. His charming wit and leadership helped AbleNET to stand out among the many other UnderNET clones.

Site Specific Links

Forums

AQ: AbleNET Quotables

User Galleries

External links

AbleNET IRC Website

SRVX Help Files & Command List

Google Directory

Search Irc

NetSplit.de

SRVX IRC Services