help need to add my server please help

Matt8050 · none Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 25

Hi,

I'm trying to add my irc server it is

irc.ircfamily.com

It wont let me add it because the domain name is email and name is under a different name because I use a ircd hosting site. So I would like to know how can I add my domain to your guys site?

Yes I can give you all the info with my name and my email if that help you guys any.

Thanks,
Matt F.

TwinShadow · none Joined: 28 Sep 2008 Posts: 38 Location: Texas

The only thing I can probably suggest is to see if you can get set up an email forwarder (if they allow it) on the site your IRCd is hosted on to your main email. Other than that, someone here may have a better suggestion.

Matt8050 · none Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 25

Hi,

I'm sure im not the only person who ran into this issue. so now what we have to find out is how did they handle this issue in the past and see if we can make it work it out now.

Thanks,
Matt F.

greg27 · Idler Joined: 07 Oct 2006 Posts: 255 Location: Australia

ask your ircd host to set up a mail alias for you, or host your dns elsewhere so you can set up your own mail accounts.

Matt8050 · none Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 25

Hi,

Is this the only way? And also dose the staff of this site every look at this board?

Thanks,
Matt F.

Jason · Posted: Dec 19, 2008 7:14pm Post subject:

There are simply too many networks for us to manually validate that the network in question is the one who wants to be added, and that someone "official" from the network has approved it.

The email matching the irc server means someone from the network put in the request.

Jobe · Posted: Dec 20, 2008 7:03am Post subject:

Would it not be a nice idea, as an alternative method of verification, using a method similar to the method used to gain access to edit a networks description?

For example (for those who don't know):
1) enter the details in a form
2) get told a randomly generated nick that you MUST use on the network
3) get told you must also /oper while using that nick
4) wait a few minutes for an automated bot to connect and /whois you to check to see if you are an oper.

Trixar_za · Posted: Dec 21, 2008 3:44am Post subject:

That would be nice and much faster, but then again you'd probably get meta-networks and others abusing this services.

Maybe add automated checks to help, like checking the network name, the address (to check to see if it's easy to get the domain or if it requires some form of registration) and if the address has been known to be used by other networks listed. Maybe even the rank of the submitting IRCop.

Jobe · Posted: Dec 21, 2008 8:06am Post subject:

Trixar_za · Posted: Dec 21, 2008 9:14am Post subject:

Matt8050 · none Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 25

Hi,

Jason · Posted: Dec 21, 2008 9:18pm Post subject:

The system in place for admin validation came years after we had the email validation for network additions.

While it's true that we could use it for adding networks too, there are no plans at this time to make changes to the system due to time constraints. There's backlog of emails and currently pending requests to process.

Matt8050 · none Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 25

Hi,

greg27 · Idler Joined: 07 Oct 2006 Posts: 255 Location: Australia

Matt, as I said in a previous post, ask your IRCd host to set up a mail account for you, or host your DNS elsewhere so you can set one up yourself. Using an "IRCd hosting site" is no reason to not have email accounts - your hosting provider can easily set them up for you. If they refuse to, I suggest taking your business elsewhere.

Jason · Posted: Dec 25, 2008 6:42pm Post subject:

gmail will host your domain email for free.

http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/editions.html

All you do is sign up, and google will tell you what MX records to create. That's it.