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Founded 1996 · 4 linked servers · 30-day trend +3.0% · austnet.org

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Software: InspIRCd-4 Channel prefixes: #Case mapping: asciiMax channels: #:50Max nick length: 30Max topic length: 330

2 servers seen when connecting.

incognito.austnet.org InspIRCd-4 seen 27 mins ago

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|                     _   _   _      _     |                            |
|      /\            | | | \ | |    | |    |      Founded in 1996       |
|     /  \  _   _ ___| |_|  \| | ___| |_   |  ------------------------  |
|    / /\ \| | | / __| __| . ` |/ _ \ __|  |   Channel Service: ChanOP  |
|   / ____ \ |_| \__ \ |_| |\  |  __/ |_   |  NickName Service: NickOP  |
|  /_/    \_\__,_|___/\__|_| \_|\___|\__|  |      Memo Service: NoteOP  |
|  www.austnet.org           Chat Network  |      Help Service: HelpOP  |
|                                          |                            |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                       |
| [ Welcome to AustNet ]                                                |
|                                                                       |
| = Introduction =                                                      |
| Please take the time to read this Message of the Day (/motd). If you  |
| require any assistance, please see our Services Department in #ASD or |
| our General Help Department in #Help after you join.                  |
|                                                                       |
| = Acceptable Use Policy  =                                            |
| Please visit https://www.austnet.org/aup.php for our conditions on    |
| acceptable use whilst connected to the AustNet network.               |
|                                                                       |
| = Channels =                                                          |
| #help - General help about anything IRC related                       |
| #ASD  - Services (ChanOP|NickOP) help, forgotten passwords, channel   |
|         ownership changes                                             |
|                                                                       |
| = Server Staff =                                                      |
| BlackDevil [Admin]                                                    |
| gremlinz   [Admin]                                                    |
| damian     [Operator]                                                 |
| Bonny      [Operator]                                                 |
| von        [Operator]                                                 |
|                                                                       |
| = Getting Started =                                                   |
| Need a registered nickname to join a channel?                         |
| There is a channel mode (+R) which requires you to have a registered  |
| nickname to join a channel.                                           |
|                                                                       |
| Once you register a nickname, you need to identify and become         |
| recognised as the owner of that nickname. Once you identify, you      |
| will be allowed in these channels.                                    |
|                                                                       |
| For more information about this network visit https://www.austnet.org |
|                                                                       |
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Last updated: 19/09/2025

irc.austnet.org InspIRCd-4 seen 57 mins ago

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                     _   _   _      _     |                            |
|      /\            | | | \ | |    | |    |      Founded in 1996       |
|     /  \  _   _ ___| |_|  \| | ___| |_   |  ------------------------  |
|    / /\ \| | | / __| __| . ` |/ _ \ __|  |   Channel Service: ChanOP  |
|   / ____ \ |_| \__ \ |_| |\  |  __/ |_   |  NickName Service: NickOP  |
|  /_/    \_\__,_|___/\__|_| \_|\___|\__|  |      Memo Service: NoteOP  |
|  www.austnet.org           Chat Network  |      Help Service: HelpOP  |
|                                          |                            |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                       |
| [ Welcome to AustNet ]                                                |
|                                                                       |
| = Introduction =                                                      |
| Please take the time to read this Message of the Day (/motd). If you  |
| require any assistance, please see our Services Department in #ASD or |
| our General Help Department in #Help after you join.                  |
|                                                                       |
| = Acceptable Use Policy  =                                            |
| Please visit https://www.austnet.org/aup.php for our conditions on    |
| acceptable use whilst connected to the AustNet network.               |
|                                                                       |
| = Channels =                                                          |
| #help - General help about anything IRC related                       |
| #ASD  - Services (ChanOP|NickOP) help, forgotten passwords, channel   |
|         ownership changes                                             |
|                                                                       |
| = Server Staff =                                                      |
| gremlinz   [Admin]                                                    |
| BlackDevil [Admin]                                                    |
| damian     [Operator]                                                 |
| Bonny      [Operator]                                                 |
| von        [Operator]                                                 |
|                                                                       |
| = Getting Started =                                                   |
| Need a registered nickname to join a channel?                         |
| There is a channel mode (+R) which requires you to have a registered  |
| nickname to join a channel.                                           |
|                                                                       |
| Once you register a nickname, you need to identify and become         |
| recognised as the owner of that nickname. Once you identify, you      |
| will be allowed in these channels.                                    |
|                                                                       |
| For more information about this network visit https://www.austnet.org |
|                                                                       |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Last updated: 19/09/2025

Channels

46 tracked channels. Channels with fewer than 3 users are not tracked.

ChannelUsersShare of network

#EEVblog 45 25.9% Official IRC channel of the EEVblog - www.eevblog.tv

#melbourne 38 21.8% Welcome to #Melbourne - Please register a nickname "/nickop register password email" - Message an operator (@) user to receive a (+) so you can chat in the room

#sydney 29 16.7% Welcome to #Sydney!

#turkiye 25 14.4% Peace at home,peace in the world.. M K A

#facebook 24 13.8% F A C E B O O K

#aussiechat 22 12.6% Welcome to #AussieChat - Multi-Network Linking Project - Currently Relayed Over 8 Different Networks.. So, please come in and say hello and enjoy your time here

#australia 16 9.2% Welcome to #Australia

#vvv-power 14 8.0% Welcome to 🐚 VVV-Power… forced induction! please come in and enjoy your stay - also, feel free to play uno.. !uno - for better chats across more networks join #

#help 13 7.5% For latest news: https://austnet.org/news.php | New to AustNet? Type: /NickOP REGISTER <password> <email@address> (use a valid email!) | Forgotten password? Typ

#horseracing 12 6.9% :: The #1 track on IRC for horse racing! New stable upgrades available, see !upgradestable :: All horses now recover in 12hrs from fatigue :: !barcham -full <ho

#nerdhacks 11 6.3% Rabbit is MIA

#irpg 10 5.7% [ IdleRPG202+ ] : [ To register, use /msg idle register <character name> <password> <character class> ] : [ For more information, see https://www.austnet.org/c/

#austnet 9 5.2% Welcome to Austnet. Join #asd or #help if you need assistance.

#asd 9 5.2% [AustNet Services Department] To REGISTER: /NickOP Register PASSWORD [email protected] | To IDENTIFY: /Identify YOURPASSWORD | FORGOT YOUR PASSWORD? /NickOP RE

#chatzone 9 5.2% welcome to #chatzone Where people congregate to talk total and utter bullshit

#sex 8 4.6% Welcome to #sex - probably the oldest channel on Austnet.

#brisbane 7 4.0% Brisbane - the wet city.

#30&40's 7 4.0% ææææææææææææææ () This Channel Belongs To All The People Who Loved It Here! () ææææææææææææææ

#mIRCBeginners 6 3.4% Welcome to #mircbeginners :)))

#Trivia 6 3.4% #Trivia@AustNet! | new questions added, totalling: <Trivial> 670000 questions & 12130 KAOS now in the database.

#hottalk 6 3.4% Let’s make this simple.. merry! Have your fn pills!! 💊

#nictitate 6 3.4% nictitate.net - the home of bots.

#idlerpg 6 3.4% Welcome to #idlerpg - See www.idlerpg.net for irpg bot commands

#aviation 5 2.9% Welcome Aboard StarFire Airlines, We hope you have a pleasant flight with us.

#perth 5 2.9% The Penguins and seals of Heard and McDonald Islands are not happy with tarrifs on IceBurgs and volcanos

#tpr 4 2.3% https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/thread/3yrq1k19?p=54

#politics 4 2.3% If at first you don't succeed, just give up.

#HongKong 4 2.3% <>()<>()<>()<>() Welcome to #HongKong! ()<>()<>()<>()<>

#Trains 4 2.3% "Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age and dreams are forever" -- Walt Disney

#Flirt`n`Tease 4 2.3% Merry Christmas all

#badpolicy 4 2.3% 21:10:33 <pepsiguy> set the topic: #badpolicy = single ply toilet paper.. 💩 🖐️

#Frankston 4 2.3% Welcome to #Frankston

#ground_zero 4 2.3% Welcome to "Ground Zero"

# 4 2.3% Happy New Year!

#40+ 4 2.3% Welcome to #40+

#40+trivia 4 2.3% Trivia with an Aussie twist

#jakarta 3 1.7% For further information on ChanOP, visit https://www.austnet.org or /ChanOP help

#bawel 3 1.7%

#Christian 3 1.7%

#q;) 3 1.7% #q;) 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺

#unix 3 1.7% <anomaly> I'd even prefer Jira to this shit

#cairns 3 1.7% Gateway to the Great Barrier Reef | Humidity Status: 98% (Standard)

#triviacafe 3 1.7% Welcome to triviacafe, I hope you enjoy your stay.

#canberra 3 1.7% It's not *that* boring

#30+ 3 1.7% '.`%%,`%%,`%%,`%%'`%% This Channel belongs to all the people who loved it here! %`%%,`%%'`%%,`%%,'

#0x455 3 1.7% electrohead licks windows