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IRCnet was formed as a European fork of EFnet after a policy disagreement in July 1996 about how much power system operators should have. IRCnet formed with the basis that there should be a set of rules defining what SysOps could and could not do. This viewpoint was opposed by many of the US-based EFnet servers. Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ... EFnet or Eris Free network (also written EFNet) is a major IRC network, with over 100,000 users. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... SysOp (pronounced /ˈsɪs. ... Motto: E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Latin: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government • President • Vice President Federal Republic George...

A rumor has persisted for some time that IRCnet got its official start when a major US EFnet hub disconnected the link to the European servers without warning, resulting in a group of European admins declaring their independence. All the European EFnet servers joined IRCnet and they were later joined by the EFnet servers in Japan and Australia.

As the new network included the world's first IRC server (tolsun.oulu.fi), they decided to adopt the name IRCnet which up to that time had been used as a generic name for an IRC network. Prior to this name they were known as the "European EFnet".

External links

• IRCnet.com
• IRCnet server list
• http://irc.tu-ilmenau.de/all_servers/ extensive IRCnet server list
• http://pasky.ukeer.de/ IRCnet server map