XPost: comp.sys.cbm, rec.games.video.classic   
   From: laustbn@diku.dk.invalid   
      
   In comp.sys.cbm Snogpitch  wrote:   
      
   > connect to. One of the previous concerns was a few select servers requiring   
   > "ident" being enabled.  Shell users and Macintosh users, those with "ident"   
   > disabled, maybe more could not connect to those select servers due to a lack   
   > of "ident" being implemented.   
      
   Shell users would be the one group I'd expect was most likely to _have_   
   ident. Anyway, it's a moot point as none of the servers in rotation at   
   irc.newnet.net care if you have a working ident or not.   
      
   > Also, as stated before, folks will less likely have net splits and lags in   
   > the conversation if everyone is limited to one or two servers.  So if it   
   > works for you, that's fine, but if you're the only one that is on the net   
   > split, we will be sure to welcome you back to the fold whenever you return   
   > from your wander thru cyberspace.   
      
   Well, back in April, both irc.eskimo.com and irc.aohell.org (which as   
   listed as the replacement back then) were down for longer periods of   
   time, and people didn't start trickling back into the channel until they   
   figured out to either use irc.newnet.net or go to the website and find   
   the server list. So much for using specific servers...   
      
   Telling people to connect to irc.newnet.net and keep trying if it   
   doesn't work is a more durable solution, and I think it's simpler too.   
   Just one "server" to worry about.   
      
   Splits, and to a lesser extent lag, (since all servers seem to be in the   
   US anyway, lag is usually not a problem) are good points, though.   
      
      
   Regards,   
      
   Laust   
      
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