Aniverse IRC's Frequently Asked Questions

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Q: Why is AOL banned from Aniverse?
A: While I'm not speaking for all AOL users, the general
   AOL population is not very intelligent. The majority
   of them spam channels, flood other users and attempt
   to flood the network. In the past, attempted contacts
   with the AOL abuse team have reared negative results.
   AOL's hostmasking format is completely random, meaning
   from one session to the next, the same person's hostmask
   can be 90% different. Because of this, the only solution
   that AOL has provided us with is to ban the entire AOL
   population.

Q: Are their any exemptions to this ban?
A: Passing out exemptions would not only overwork our staff,
   it would also allow points of entry for these who
   we do not want on the network. No, We cannot grant any
   exemptions around this ban.

Q: Are there services on Aniverse, like NickServ and ChanServ?
A: Yes, Aniverse sports advanced services. You probably haven't
   used them before. So they will take some getting used to.
   All of your answers are in the HELP files, which will answer
   any questions about them better than we can.
   /msg service HELP
   - where 'service' is the name of the service you need help
     on. (NickServ, ChanServ, MemoServ, SeenServ)

Q: What does '%' mean?
A: '%' is the symbol for halfops. These are people granted half
   of the power of a normal op. Depending on the channel mode
   +p turns on and off some features of their power. for example
   With +p set. halfops cannot halfop or de-halfop people, they
   cannot kick ops regardless of this mode. with +p turned off,
   halfops can halfop and de-halfop people. Halfops can always
   kick people and ban them from the channel regardless of this
   mode. Halfops are sometimes considered "helper" ops.

Q: Do you allow warez on Aniverse?
A: No. Warez is not allowed on the network.
   In order to provide a better environment for our users, We
   have banned the distribution of warez. This includes
   American made VCD's, DVD's, or any distribution of software
   or movies that originated from the US (Note: Anime is excluded here)

Q: If you don't allow warez, why do you allow 'licensed' anime?
A: We are unable to act on groups who provide 'licensed' anime. This
   is an extremely touchy subject. These groups providing licensed
   anime are mostly doing only a few projects that way, the rest
   are unlicensed. Because of this, if we were to ban groups from
   the network, it would severely damage the creditability of the
   network. We cannot tell one group what they can and cannot
   distribute. If your channel has projects that are licensed, please,
   for the sake of the network and the users, keep your channel
   +s (secret).

Q: Sometimes when I join I get disconnected with 'Excess Flood'.
   Why does this happen, and how can I fix it?
A: In an attempt to further protect the network, restrictions
   have become tighter. This is probably affecting you because
   you join a lot of channels when you connect. You probably
   didn't know that on Aniverse, you can join more than
   one channel with one JOIN command. Example:
   /join #test1,#test2,#test3
   will join you to #test1 through #test3
   let's say channel #test2 has a key of t2. Normally
   you would join this channel as /join #test2 t2. To join
   this channel in a list of joins, do:
   /join #test2,#test1,#test3 t2
   If both #test1 and #test2 have keys, t1 and t2, do:
   /join #test1,#test2,#test3 t1,t2
   In theory, their is no limit to the number of channels you
   can use in one /join command. but you may not be in more
   than 25 channels at a time.

Q: Is their a limit to the number of connections I can have to Aniverse?
A: Yes, their is a 4 clone limit. This is global, and you can have no
   more than two connections on a single server. Their are no exceptions
   to this limit.

Q: How do I add ops to my channel?
A: First of all. Their are no AOP or SOP lists such as on DALnet. The
   op system is level based, which gives the channel owner much more
   control over what certain ops can do.
   Here are a few tips:

   - Each registered channel starts off with a default set of levels
     which can be viewed using /msg ChanServ level #channel list
   - more to come

   Ops are stored in an ACCESS list, which is viewed by
   /msg ChanServ access #channel list
   This list should have only one user on it when a new channel has
   been registered (sometimes none). To add people to this list, You
   must know what level you wish to add them at. Each level has an
   attached command. When you add a person to the list at that level
   they can preform any commands that are listed AT AND BELOW that
   level.

   By default. AutoOp is level 10. If I add someone to my access list
   at level 10. They will Auto Op when they join. They will
   also be able to read the access list. They cannot add someone
   to the access list of a higher level than they are. They also
   cannot remove someone from the access list that has a higher level
   than they do.

   By default, every channel comes with a set list of levels. Their isn't
   enough room to explain them here. So here are some help files:
   Levels: /msg ChanServ help level
   Access: /msg ChanServ help access
   Settings: /msg ChanServ help set
   Commands: /msg ChanServ help

   This should get you started

Q: Someone spammed a web site or another channel in my channel, What do I
   do?
A: Report it in #help and it will be dealt with ASAP.

Q: I know of something that would be good for the FAQ
A: Make your suggestions to #help I'll consider them :)

Q: Why is ChanServ in almost every channel?
A: Channel owners have choosen to set various options on the channel which
   make ChanServ idle in the channel. The option is ChannelGuard.


Last Update:
Saturday, September 06, 2002. 11:00AM