blog: leaving IRCnet

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+layout: post
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+title: "Leaving IRCnet due to unwanted PMs and no way to filter them"
+category: [english]
+tags: [english, irc]
+---
+
+*IRCnet is dying network, one of the first ones, and it has no centralized
+ management, so nothing new never happens there. Three big examples of
+ missing functionality are TLS, Services and IRCv3.*
+
+I left IRCnet today, because I have gotten enough unwanted PMs (Private
+Messages). Mostly there was nothing bad in them, but I have long history
+with IRC harassment so I get very anxious every time I receive a message
+from sender I don't know or more importantly [have approved].
+
+* [freenode-harassment] - freenode staff had zero interest to doing
+  anything so I released the most troubling content.
+* [ircassholes] - site where you can submit people who...
+
+[have approved]:{% post_url 2015-04-02-umode+g %}
+[freenode-harassment]:https://github.com/Mikaela/freenode-harassment
+[ircassholes]:http://ircassholes.net/
+
+The missing features should probably also be opened a little:
+
+* [TLS (over IRC in this blog)] - Encrypted connection between you and the
+  server.
+* Services - NickServ, ChanServ etc. NickServ allows nicks to be registered
+  so you can be sure that you talk to the person and not someone who
+  stole their nick for imposting and doing bad things as you. ChanServ
+  again allows channel registration and having access list so all ops
+  can always be opped automatically and voiced people voiced etc.
+* [IRCv3] - Modernizing the IRC protocol with many improvements, such as
+  [away-notify] which makes server tell you every time someone on common
+  channel goes /away or returns. I mention this, because it decreases
+  bandwidth a lot as clients don't have to `/who`-poll to see which people
+  are away. Away-notify is also faster.
+* [Caller-ID] which I miss the most and which is why I primarily left
+  this times. I am not explaining it again as I have done that twices. [1]
+  [2].
+
+[TLS (over IRC in this blog)]:{% post_url 2015-04-22-IRC-over-TLS %}
+[IRCv3]:http://ircv3.net/
+[Caller-ID]:{% post_url 2015-04-02-umode+g %}
+[1]:{% post_url 2015-04-02-umode+g %}
+[2]:{% post_url 2015-05-10-umode+g2 %}