UW irc

This IRC server (and the other associated servers) is not supported or endorsed in any way by the University of Washington or UW Computing and Communications.

I've set up an IRC network for the UW community.

Host	Port(s)
uw.uwirc.com	6668	On-campus users only.
seattle.uwirc.com	6666, 6667, 6668	Located in Seattle, Washington. Hosting provided by VibrantLogic.

Kevin has created a nickserv, called flaxserv. Apparently some people can't survive the stress of knowing that nicknames aren't sacred. You can register your nick if you have a UWNetID. If you're interested in the code, he has it available on his page also.

Ian has made available a CGI:IRC gateway for this network.

Nikky has a stats page.

I will remain committed to being a benevolent dictator.

official channels

You can join the channel #uw for general discussion. You can also join course-oriented channels. Examples:

#cse143 — CSE 143, all sections.
#cse143a — CSE 143, lecture section A.
#cse143ad — CSE 143, quiz section AD.

persistent channels

These channels seem to stay around from day to day. Check one out. To be listed here, contact me.

#ctf — Capture the Flag

motd

This server is controlled by Duncan Smith and is
intended for use by the campus community.

It is not supported or endorsed in any way by
either the University of Washington or UW
Computing and Communications.  If you have
questions or need assistance, you can contact the
server administrator: <email omitted>

More information:
http://students.washington.edu/f/irc

Illegal activity, such as the illegal sharing of
pirated software or music, is prohibited on this
network.  Violators will be K-lined.  (IRC isn't
that good at file-sharing anyway.)

According to Googlism:
 irc is important
 irc is a drug
 irc is not like napster
 irc is not a "game"
 irc is about the hottest thing going on the
        internet

 uw is prime peace corps territory
 uw is very different from a credit card company
 uw is a willing accomplice in promoting students'
       exaggerated misconceptions
 uw is an internet service provider
 uw is now broken

If you have some pretty ascii-art to put in the motd, I'd be interested in hearing about it. No wider than 50 columns, please.