EFnet
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EFnet is one of the oldest and largest Internet Relay Chat (IRC) networks, known for its decentralized structure and influential role in early online chat culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| EFnet canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IRC network
ⓘ
Internet Relay Chat network ⓘ |
| abbreviation | EFnet self-link ⓘ |
| approximateChannelCountPeak | several tens of thousands of channels at historical peak ⓘ |
| approximateUserPeak | over 50,000 simultaneous users at historical peak ⓘ |
| category |
IRC networks
ⓘ
Internet culture ⓘ |
| continentServed |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| countryCoverage | global ⓘ |
| fullName |
Undernet
ⓘ
surface form:
Eris Free Network
|
| governanceModel |
no single central authority
ⓘ
server-operator consensus ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
decentralized structure
ⓘ
emphasis on operator autonomy ⓘ focus on minimal network-wide policies ⓘ influential in early online chat culture ⓘ no global services such as NickServ or ChanServ ⓘ one of the largest IRC networks ⓘ one of the oldest IRC networks ⓘ split into multiple independently administered servers ⓘ uses traditional IRC registration-less nickname model ⓘ |
| hasDocumentation | https://www.efnet.org/?module=docs ⓘ |
| hasNotableChannel |
#bsd
ⓘ
#hack ⓘ #irchelp ⓘ #linux ⓘ #politics ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.efnet.org/ ⓘ |
| historicalPredecessor | Eris (original IRC server hub) ⓘ |
| inception | 1990 ⓘ |
| influenced |
later IRC networks
ⓘ
online real-time chat systems ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| networkTopology | loosely federated servers ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a major hub of 1990s Internet culture
ⓘ
hosting early open-source and hacker communities ⓘ influencing etiquette and norms of IRC usage ⓘ |
| operatesOnProtocol | IRC ⓘ |
| originEvent | split from the original Eris IRC server ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| securityPractice | use of K-lines and G-lines for banning abusive users ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| supportsEncryption | TLS on many servers ⓘ |
| typicalPort |
6667
ⓘ
6697 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
general Internet users
ⓘ
hacker communities ⓘ open-source communities ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.