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DALnet has traveled a long road to become one of the Internet's largest Internet Relay Chat (IRC) networks, now boasting over 600,000 registered users and reaching over 80,000 concurrent chatters. Started in 1994 by a handful of devoted individuals who wished to create an alternative to the overburdened networks of the time, DALnet slowly grew in size and served to advance the technologies used to maintain IRC servers.
The introduction of services in 1995 (and their constant growth since) have been centered around the idea that the users should have the right to govern their online experience, without fear of channel takeover or harassment. DALnet pioneered the idea of NickServ, a service which allows users to "own" their own nicknames and MemoServ, which allows users with registered nicknames to swap messages back and forth. ChanServ gives clients the ability to register their own channels and maintain them using any number of preferred settings.
DALnet has always considered the well being of its users to be of paramount importance. This ideology has led to the development of extensive online and offline help systems over the years for users in need of assistance. From mailing lists to #OperHelp, DALnet's staff works diligently to serve its community of dedicated users.
Many different people have graced the DALnet IRC network throughout the years. While some have moved on for any number of reasons, ranging from the loss of their server to interpersonal problems, many have stayed the course.
DALnet's existence depends solely upon the good will of others. The equipment and bandwidth used to power each server is all donated as a service to the Internet community. All of DALnet's staff, helpers and coders alike, are volunteers who devote themselves selflessly to the good of the network and its users.
The future of DALnet depends upon these volunteers and the userbase, which has always acted to support the DALnet IRC community. We feel many good things lie ahead and we look forward to seeing you online!
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