Anyone else getting shafted by servers@mirc.com?

Captain Kirk · none Joined: 19 Jun 2004 Posts: 13 Location: USA

Is it just me, or is servers@mirc.com very selective when choosing what networks to include in mIRC's servers.ini file? It doesn't seem that network size makes a big difference, I see ~50 person networks listed, as well as the much larger ones. Several times over the past year, I've carefully filled out the requested information and fired off my submission. Each time a new servers.ini rolls, the network I help run, never seems to be listed. Do they just chuck out random networks?

So on that thought, has anyone else been shafted in this way? If so, did you pursue it (and were you successful)?

Thanks!

Plasma · Newbie Joined: 10 Dec 2003 Posts: 63

I dont know if my nets been added, Ive had no reply/response or anything.

Just make sure you formatted the email as specified on the 'how to send me new servers' page (its there somewhere), otherwise he just deletes the email.

Captain Kirk · none Joined: 19 Jun 2004 Posts: 13 Location: USA

anima · none Joined: 10 Aug 2004 Posts: 26

They surely are selective. Either they get paid by those networks, or they take the biggest. I remember asking if they could add my old 300-user-wide network, and I got no answer Mad

[DiMENSiON] · Eleet Joined: 06 Sep 2003 Posts: 670

Who knows why they don't add some but do add others, seems completely random to me, personally i wouldn't submit.. there is no gain to it, appart from being on the list of spam bots.

phrozen77 · Posted: Dec 22, 2004 11:22am Post subject:

absolutely same experience here, contacted them at that mail-address, submitted the network i oper on (was at around 600 users at that point) in the right format, never got any response nor did they add the network to the list, also checked when the update was done lately...

Willaim · Idler Joined: 27 Jun 2003 Posts: 321 Location: IRC

I submitted a 300 user network and got added, but submitted a 20-40 user one and never got added.

Plasma · Newbie Joined: 10 Dec 2003 Posts: 63

Mine got added (bittahIRC) and is only around 150-200 user network (for a community)

I sent in the request like 6 months ago though, so maybe it takes a while Razz

Nneel · none Joined: 12 Oct 2003 Posts: 34

v3|0c17y · Eleet Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 650

they are quite selective, or the requests just get deleted, i know nets from friends who have been up for almost 2-3 years and have sent emails several times, still not listed.

Willaim · Idler Joined: 27 Jun 2003 Posts: 321 Location: IRC

You have to follow their example of how to be added PRECISELY,

Go here to read how to be added: http://www.mirc.co.uk/help/serverlist.html

[DiMENSiON] · Eleet Joined: 06 Sep 2003 Posts: 670

As i stated previously, there is no advamtage to being listed on the servers.ini . it does not make your network any more legitimate. You just get added to some spambots lists.. waste of time boys and girls.

Willaim · Idler Joined: 27 Jun 2003 Posts: 321 Location: IRC

I've been on there a few months and haven't seen any bots?

[DiMENSiON] · Eleet Joined: 06 Sep 2003 Posts: 670

Wow, i am amazed.. From what i have heard, yuou just get more bots connecting and being pains in the ass... I doubt you have seen any new users because of the listing.. What has anyone listed on the servers.ini gained from it?

v3|0c17y · Eleet Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 650