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-    |    Welcome to AustNet     |
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-    = RULES =
-    Users are not allowed to promote, encourage or aid in
-    harrassment, file distribution (including, but not limited
-    to, warez, xdcc, fdcc), child pornography or meeting up with
-    minors with sexually orientated motives, abuse other users
-    or any illegal activity. Anyone found breaking these rules
-    will be removed by staff.
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-    No running bots which mimic or replace AustNet services. Any
-    bots found doing so will be removed.
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-    = Policies =
-    No more than two (2) concurrent connections unless you have
-    a trigger set by staff.
-    No flooding
-    No spamming (includes /invite, ChanOP adduser, /msg, /notice)
-    No Nuking/ICMP/DDoS/Botnets
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-    = AustNet Services =
-    ChanOP        Channel registration service
-    NickOP        Nickname registration service
-    NoteOP        Memo/note service. Leaves messages for people
-    ASD           Service for nickname/channel enquiries (see #ASD)
-    OperOP        Oper service
-    HelpOP        Provides help systems for users (see #Help)
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-    = Channels =
-    #Help        Official help channel, also where some Opers reside
-    #ASD         For services (ChanOP, NickOP, etc) enquiries, forgotten
-                 passwords, channel ownership, etc. NOT where opers reside.
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-    = Server Staff =
-    Stevie        Admin
-    BlackDevil    Co-Admin
-    Skip          Operator
-    mikey         Operator :)
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-    = NOTE =
-    Your connection may be scanned on connect to
-    ensure it is free from commonly exploited proxies
-    for the security of you and other users.
-    If you do not agree to be scanned, please visit
-    http://www.austnet.org for a list of other servers
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-    If anyone has gline/kline/server ban enquiries, please see #Help or
-    /msg OperOP listadmin -online. Staff reserve the right to remove any
-    user at their discretion without prior warning. If you need help,
-    please see a staff member or email help[at]austnet[dot]org[dot]
-    #ASD is for services enquiries ONLY and does not take spam reports.
-
-    * Need a registered nickname to join a channel? *
-    There is a channel mode (+R) which requires you to have a registered
-    nickname to join a channel.
-
-    As many of you are surely aware, Austnet has had some major
-    changes recently, the latest of these changes are updates to
-    our website, services and IRCD software running on our servers
-    to fix a number of bugs and add much needed features.
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-    We are also pleased to announce the long awaited implementation
-    of user and channel mode +R for everyone's benefit. When set on
-    a channel only users with registered nicknames are able to join
-    that channel. We expect this mode will be widely used within
-    channels on the network and expect it to almost entirely solve
-    the private query spam problems.
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-    Once you REGISTER a nickname, you need to IDENTIFY as it to be
-    recognised as the owner of that nickname. Once you IDENTIFY, you
-    will be allowed in these channels.
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-    We'll be continuing to implement many additional features over
-    the coming months in an effort to improve the services offered
-    to users on Austnet.
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-    For more information or to remain informed on future updates,
-    please see http://www.austnet.org
-
-    = NEWS =
-    Thank you for your continued support...
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-    Austnet Administration
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