I'm not sure if I'm 100% right about this, but... I think I'm the reason the web client got banned. Apparently, our two bans were indeed connected... All because of a crazy mixup on DALnet's end. I was finally unbanned, and had this conversation in #operhelp...
* erols sets mode: +v Fernin
<@erols> Fernin«» hi .. can I help you with something?
<+Fernin> Hi, I was recently unbanned, but I never got an email from DALnet and I'm still curious about why I got the ban in the first place
<@erols> which ban ?
<@erols> what kind of ban ?
<@erols> Fernin : do you read our AUP ?
<+Fernin> it was a K-line ban, I received it Wednesday of last week, the message said it was for being a clone/channel filler
<+Fernin> and I'm not sure what AUP is short for
<@erols> Hm...
<@erols> If you are k-lined
<@erols> I assume the message would not be clone/channel filler
<+Fernin> the message I got was: A-banned: [AKILL ID:1244080328K-d] [exp/clones] DALnet does not allow Clones or Channel Fillers to be connected to our servers. (2009/06/03 18.52)
<@erols> ah
<@erols> A-banned.
<@erols> may I ask what are you doing in #cloutsnchara ?
<+Fernin> I'm not in it currently, I was asked to mind the channel for a friend while he went afk
<+Fernin> he had only just created the channel that day, and none of the people in the chatroom knew enough about using IRC to monitor the room for him
<@erols> Yeah because you are one of the victim
<@erols> sorry to tell you that
<+Fernin> hmm?
<@erols> but what you want to claim for has been written at the acceptable use policy.
<@erols> Please read it.
<@erols>
http://www.dal.net/aup
<@erols> But then after the AKILL why you did not comes to #operhelp and ask for help ?
<@erols> okay
<@erols> it's 4 days ago akill.
<@erols> and you changed ip address.
<+Fernin> I did come in, that very night
<+Fernin> my parents' computer uses a different ISP, I logged on through theirs
<+Fernin> I was told to use the exploits form, which I did
<@erols> and ?
<+Fernin> and, as I mentioned already, I never got any response via email
<@erols> so now you are on your computer ?
<+Fernin> yes, I am
<@erols> Perhaps the exploits team kinda slow in respond
<@erols> they have been busy with current botnets
<@erols> so perhaps they will replies you in next few days
<+Fernin> so, I'm assuming from the AUp that I got the AKILL because of my bot?
<@erols> but
<@erols> Only if you use your emailaddress which have a nickname registered with.
<@erols> so those are your bots ?
<+Fernin> I have one single bot
<+Fernin> the Lexiabot9000, it stays in #syd_ops and #sydlexia
<@erols> no
<@erols> it's cloutsnchara
<@erols> it's #cloutsnchara
<+Fernin> ...huh?
<+Fernin> those were each individual people, none of them were bots
<@erols> really ?
<+Fernin> they all connected using the web client, one sec, I'll grab the url
<@erols> Please proceed to
http://www.dal.net/contact/contactexploits.php
<+Fernin>
http://elar.lap.ee/cgi/irc.cgi
<@erols> ask them for it.
<@erols> I mean ask them to visit
http://www.dal.net/contact/contactexploits.php
<+Fernin> that's the URL for the web client, people have been using it to connect to DALnet for as long as I've known about it
<@erols> and submit the claims on individual.
<@erols> I believe that Fernin, but you had to ask them to claim it at
http://www.dal.net/contact/contactexploits.php
<@erols> got it ?
<@erols> why dont they use mibbit ?
<+Fernin> a good question, that, but I'll give them the link
<+Fernin> they're not really my concern, though, I was only minding the channel for the one day, user NoThreat is the founder of the channel
<+Fernin> I guess the only question I have remaining is, is it okay for me to have the Lexiabot9000?
<+Fernin> it's not a floodbot, or even a room control bot
<@erols> sure
<@erols> just follow the AUP, and some rules
<@erols> you will be okay Fernin
<+Fernin> heh, k, thanks
So, any webclient users that want to still use it, use that exploits form. Here's the info you need:
A-banned: [AKILL ID:1244080328K-b] [exp/clones] DALnet does not allow Clones or Channel Fillers to be connected to our servers. (2009/06/03 18.52)
Though, I think it'd be far easier to just say Screw the webclient, and find some other, better IRC client to use.
