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| ====== Welcome to AfterNET ====== | ====== Welcome to AfterNET ====== |
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| AfterNET is a network of Internet Relay Chat (IRC) servers that was founded in September of 1996 and is dedicated to providing a free, quality chat environment, which gives people all over the world a means to communicate with each other. As a completely volunteer run organization, we strive to be a place where the [[policies:freedom|freedom of speech]] of all our users is respected. We are in it for the community, not for a profit. | AfterNET is a network of Internet Relay Chat (IRC) servers that was founded in September of 1996 and is dedicated to providing a free, quality chat environment, which gives people all over the world a means to communicate with each other. As a completely volunteer run organization, we strive to be a place where the [[policies:freedom|freedom of speech]] of all our users is respected. We are in it for the community, not for a profit. |
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| ====== News and updates ====== | ====== News and updates ====== |
| * We have an IRC <--> Matrix bridge running. You can use our [[https://element.afternet.org|hosted version of the Element web-based matrix client]], or configure your Element [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=im.vector.app&hl=en_US|android]]/[[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/element-messenger/id1083446067|ios]] app to use the matrix.afternet.org homeserver with your AfterNet username/password. Channels are bridged in as e.g. [[https://matrix.to/#/#afternet:afternet.org|#afternet:afternet.org]] and users are @username:afternet.org | * RIP Matrix. [[:help:matrix]] |
| * We're offering [[https://kiwiirc.afternet.org/|KiwiIRC]], a web-based IRC client. [[https://kiwiirc.afternet.org/|Give it a try]] and let us know what you think! | * We're offering [[https://kiwiirc.afternet.org/|KiwiIRC]], a web-based IRC client. [[https://kiwiirc.afternet.org/|Give it a try]] and let us know what you think! |
| * You can now [[:help:connecting:ipv6|connect to AfterNET via IPv6]] at our regular [[irc://irc.afternet.org|irc.afternet.org]] address, which has both A and AAAA records. Check out our [[:help:connecting:ipv6|IPv6 page]] for help. | * You can now [[:help:connecting:ipv6|connect to AfterNET via IPv6]] at our regular [[irc://irc.afternet.org|irc.afternet.org]] address, which has both A and AAAA records. Check out our [[:help:connecting:ipv6|IPv6 page]] for help. |
| * [[WP>Comparison_of_Internet_Relay_Chat_clients|Additional IRC clients]] | * [[WP>Comparison_of_Internet_Relay_Chat_clients|Additional IRC clients]] |
| If you'd rather chat from within your web browser, try one of the following: | If you'd rather chat from within your web browser, try one of the following: |
| * [[https://qwebirc.afternet.org/|AfterNET qwebirc]]: Our own web-based IRC client. Recommended! | * [[https://kiwiirc.afternet.org/|AfterNET KiwiIRC]]: A great web-based IRC client we host. Recommended! |
| * [[https://kiwiirc.afternet.org/|AfterNET KiwiIRC]]: Another web-based IRC client we're testing. Recommended! | * [[https://thelounge.afternet.org/#/connect|AfterNET The Lounge]]: A nother popular web-based IRC client we host. Give it a try! |
| * [[http://embed.mibbit.com/?server=mibbit.afternet.org&channel=%23afternet|Mibbit.com WebChat]]: Supports multiple networks. Has advertisements and frogs. | |
| If you want to learn more about the various connection options, [[:help:connecting|read this]], or just /join #Help on IRC. | |
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| ====== About our network ====== | ====== About our network ====== |
