katsklaw wrote on Apr 21st, 2006, 7:15 pm:

Pros: The network has custom services/ircd which is more pleasant than vanilla Unreal/Anope that is seen most places. The services don't use the standard *Serv nicks as most nets. which is a plus. Services also seems to be slightly off standard, yet seems vaguely familiar so the average "irc traveller" can easily learn something new without having to dig too deep. Cons: I wasn't overly impressed about this networks ircd sending non-standard RAW replies. Namely /motd (they use 378 instead of 372). I was also dissappointed at the seemingly lack of services aliases. It seems that the network relies on the older /msg <service bot> for communication, which is insecure at best instead of the more secure /no or /nickop command. All the channels I peeked at had idle users (as with alot of networks). Disclaimer: I wasn't on this network for a long time, so I didn't dig very deep to find more pros/cons. I left after only a few minutes because I couldn't get into t..

shitface wrote on Mar 11th, 2008, 11:14 am:

	This network is very small scale, with few servers operating; with frequent splits. There are many abusive users on this network, which are not limited to clients. IRCops on this network (TheWJM and Anthonym) are known to give out user information of people they do not 'like'. At current time there are only 3 servers linking this network. I suggest avoiding it at all cost.

shitface wrote on Mar 11th, 2008, 11:18 am:

	AustNet official page?? -- http://austnet.org/WordPress/?page_id=7 Following on from before I must also mention the website does NOT work, so there is no way for users to contact administrators. All emails go un-noticed. If it is too much for them to keep a website running, I have serious doubts about their ability to run a IRC network. Thanks, Carl

Skip wrote on Mar 16th, 2008, 3:14 am:

shitface I must say I'm a bit confused that you managed to spend enough time on the network that you feel you are correct in slandering our operators, yet didn't stick around long enough for our client servers to link up?? We have more than 3 client servers, and they've been online since well before your comment. So you just ducked in during the middle of a split just long enough for some operators to not like you?? Or do you just want to enlighten us with the "most juicy" parts that you seem to have made up? The website seems to be working fine, be it navigating direct to the site or clicking the "AustNet's official website" on the left. The contact page works just fine and provides email address that are actively monitored and responded to. Thanks for taking the time to comment on our network but unfortunately I do not see any of your points as being legitimate.

shitface wrote on Mar 16th, 2008, 10:54 am:

Skip I did join your #asd channel waiting for the servers to rejoin however I was banned for idling. I also do not know who one of your operators thought i was but recieved page fulls of text from him which i am more then happy to paste and im sure you can verify: Session Start: Fri Feb 22 11:07:08 2008 Session Ident: anthonym (anthonym@vw-5616.austnet.org) (anthonym) got a sec? (anthonym) just looking around (anthonym) trying to find out who made that picture of me (anthonym) i need to update the details (anthonym) any idea who it was? (anthonym) cos I am going to confront them in person as well (anthonym) and break every bone in their bodies (anthonym) any idea who it was? (anthonym) who was it? (anthonym) if these gutless little fucks cant admit to it (anthonym) then why would they be smart asses (anthonym) they have fucked with the wrong person (anthonym) and i am serious on this (anthonym) i will break the cunts skull (anthonym) i will fly there tonight (antho..

shitface wrote on Mar 16th, 2008, 11:01 am:

	I have also seen other pages of misconduct about these opers all over the internet, eg: http://pastebin.ca/944869 Thanks, but no thanks. This network is just NOT SAFE!

Skip wrote on Mar 22nd, 2008, 5:27 am:

shitface the anti idling bans in #asd are temporary measures only. If, for whatever reason, you didn't get to posting your question within a reasonable time, have it ready for when you rejoin. You seem intent on painting the network in a bad light, I am intent on pointing out there seems to be "far more to it" than what you provide here and that you are deliberately misleading anyone reading the page here to continue your own agenda. As for verifying logs all I can do is verify what you have pasted here appear to be your 'digest' logs and you've modified them where you see fit (i.e, nicks changed, ts/prefixes different, ts/prefix spacing changing magically, people magically typing 10 words in 1 second). There are proper channels to reporting this, and while I appreciate you feel you should be "warning people away", this just isn't one of them. If you think what you have is going to hold under any type of scrutiny (hint, see above), then go about things the right way. ..

Skip wrote on Mar 22nd, 2008, 5:30 am:

	cont. Ultimately I am a bit miffed at the steps you have taken to try and 'put dirt' on people - your initial post suggests "avoiding at all costs" but it appears you yourself are not following this advice, quite the opposite. I hope this does not shy anyone else away from posting their experiences with the network here.

XxAngelxX wrote on Apr 5th, 2008, 8:17 am:

Just want to make people aware they need to be careful of some of the chanels on Ausnet. Especially Brisbane, this room is very rude and judgmental and the Op TimeW is unfair in his ruling. It seems it is ok to be sexually harrassing and rude to anyone who comes into the room but do not use colour when chatting. There are people in this chanel who have been chatting for years and now feel they own the room - this means if you are new (like I was) you either need to be as rude as them or talk sexually - as I do neither I was subjected to abuse and Pha4ty even stated that the whole room considered me a moron for not being like them. This was all read by TimeW the Op whos only concern was that I was using purple and blue writing, when I tried to make my case to him personally he stated that this was because on linux the writing in colour cannot be read - this is strange considering I use a linux box to chat in there most of the time and I have not trouble. On the other side Chatzo..

styxs wrote on Apr 30th, 2008, 6:05 pm:

	Can't connect. Constant g-line. Time to move from austnet...again.