From simba at anthrochat.net  Fri Oct  3 20:57:24 2008
From: simba at anthrochat.net (Scott Garron)
Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:57:24 -0400
Subject: [AC-Admins] Server application
Message-ID: <48E6BF74.10106@anthrochat.net>

      Does anyone have a copy of the server application?

-- 
Scott Garron

From pippin at floof.org  Fri Oct  3 22:16:23 2008
From: pippin at floof.org (Pippin Bear)
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 03:16:23 +0100
Subject: [AC-Admins] Server application
In-Reply-To: <48E6BF74.10106@anthrochat.net>
Message-ID: <20081004031622.C12609@merry.bs.lan>

On Fri, Oct 03, 2008 at 08:57:24PM -0400, Scott Garron wrote:
>       Does anyone have a copy of the server application?

Assuming you mean the little write-ups of each proposed server, its
location, net connection and so on, I should have all the emails that've
been through this list, but finding something specific might take a bit
of searching.  What did you want?  Are they not in the list archive?

Pippin

From kojak at kojakwolf.org  Fri Oct  3 22:47:38 2008
From: kojak at kojakwolf.org (Kojak Wolf)
Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:47:38 -0500
Subject: [AC-Admins] Server application
In-Reply-To: <48E6BF74.10106@anthrochat.net>
References: <48E6BF74.10106@anthrochat.net>
Message-ID: <48E6D94A.9010004@kojakwolf.org>

Scott Garron wrote:
>      Does anyone have a copy of the server application?
> 

Here's what I got.

Servers applying to be linked to AnthroChat must meet the following
technical requirements:
    * Server must be at a static IP.
    * Server must be in a commercial data center with multiple connections
      to the Internet.
    * Server must be online 24/7 under normal situations (barring maintaince
      windows, etc... of course).
    * Server must be on at least two links, both with at least full
      duplex 1.5Mbit.  If the links are shared with other users, the
      fraction of the link available to the server must be burstable to at
      least 1mbps.
    * Server must be running some variant of a *nix operating system.


In addition to the technical aspects of the servers, the admin is as
imortant to the application as the server.  Please make sure to say
something about yourself, including background in the "furry" community in
general, as well as your history and background on FurNet and YiffNet.

Yes, we are asking for your phone number and address.  Yes, we will
probably call the people who are getting linked in.  If you don't trust
enough to give us that info, should we trust you as an admin?  :>

Proposed server name (something.anthrochat.net):
Server IP address:
Server physical location:
Internet link to server:
Server hardware details:
Memory:

Processor #1 Name:
Server operating system:


Admin's real name:
Admin's "fan" name/nick:
Admin's phone number:
Admin's address:



Please tell us something about yourself, your history in the fandom,
the furry IRC world, and anything else which may be of use:


Provide traceroutes from your servers to each of the current AnthroChat
servers ( lion, leopard, pholph, jaguar, otter, bear, husky, tixen,
squirrel, cheetah ):
-- 
Kojak


From N1CK896016 at MYSPACE.COM  Sun Oct  5 03:04:17 2008
From: N1CK896016 at MYSPACE.COM (NICK ROMERO)
Date: Sun,  5 Oct 2008 03:04:17 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [AC-Admins] ANTHROCHAT.NET: WANNA JOIN UP!!!
Message-ID: <20081005070417.420EA17316@savanna.pridelands.org>

---------------------- ANTHROCHAT.NET ----------------------
Name: NICK ROMERO
Nick: SCARRZ
Email: N1CK896016 at MYSPACE.COM

Message:
WHATS HAPPENING.JUST WANT TO JOIN THE  RANKS!!!

Sender Ip: 96.236.117.221
------------------------------------------------------------


From soleil at tixen.net  Sun Oct  5 12:11:09 2008
From: soleil at tixen.net (Soleil)
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2008 09:11:09 -0700
Subject: [AC-Admins] ANTHROCHAT.NET: WANNA JOIN UP!!!
In-Reply-To: <20081005070417.420EA17316@savanna.pridelands.org>
References: <20081005070417.420EA17316@savanna.pridelands.org>
Message-ID: <48E8E71D.4020107@tixen.net>

Well shit!  Let's sign him up! D:

-Solei

NICK ROMERO wrote:
> ---------------------- ANTHROCHAT.NET ----------------------
> Name: NICK ROMERO
> Nick: SCARRZ
> Email: N1CK896016 at MYSPACE.COM
>
> Message:
> WHATS HAPPENING.JUST WANT TO JOIN THE  RANKS!!!
>
> Sender Ip: 96.236.117.221
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> _______________________________________________
> Admins mailing list
> Admins at lists.anthrochat.net
> http://lists.anthrochat.net/mailman/listinfo/admins
>   


From mirage at snowmeow.com  Sun Oct  5 14:05:54 2008
From: mirage at snowmeow.com (Mirage)
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:05:54 -0500
Subject: [AC-Admins] ANTHROCHAT.NET: WANNA JOIN UP!!!
In-Reply-To: <48E8E71D.4020107@tixen.net>
References: <20081005070417.420EA17316@savanna.pridelands.org>
	<48E8E71D.4020107@tixen.net>
Message-ID: <48E90202.9010205@snowmeow.com>

I'm friending him on myspace now captain!

Soleil wrote:
> Well shit!  Let's sign him up! D:
>
> -Solei
>
> NICK ROMERO wrote:
>> ---------------------- ANTHROCHAT.NET ----------------------
>> Name: NICK ROMERO
>> Nick: SCARRZ
>> Email: N1CK896016 at MYSPACE.COM
>>
>> Message:
>> WHATS HAPPENING.JUST WANT TO JOIN THE  RANKS!!!
>>
>> Sender Ip: 96.236.117.221
>> ------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Admins mailing list
>> Admins at lists.anthrochat.net
>> http://lists.anthrochat.net/mailman/listinfo/admins
>>   
>
> _______________________________________________
> Admins mailing list
> Admins at lists.anthrochat.net
> http://lists.anthrochat.net/mailman/listinfo/admins



From lazerus_101 at hotmail.com  Mon Oct  6 17:01:08 2008
From: lazerus_101 at hotmail.com (Lazerus101)
Date: Mon,  6 Oct 2008 17:01:08 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [AC-Admins] ANTHROCHAT.NET: Stolen Username
Message-ID: <20081006210108.D282317425@savanna.pridelands.org>

---------------------- ANTHROCHAT.NET ----------------------
Name: Lazerus101
Nick: Lazerus101
Email: lazerus_101 at hotmail.com

Message:
I have today found out that someone has stolen my nick on Anthrochat. And it seems your network does NOT allow me to recover it.

Sender Ip: 87.194.163.126
------------------------------------------------------------


From simba at pridelands.org  Mon Oct  6 19:32:33 2008
From: simba at pridelands.org (Scott Garron)
Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:32:33 -0400
Subject: [AC-Admins] ANTHROCHAT.NET: Stolen Username
In-Reply-To: <20081006210108.D282317425@savanna.pridelands.org>
References: <20081006210108.D282317425@savanna.pridelands.org>
Message-ID: <48EAA011.9080006@pridelands.org>

Lazerus101 wrote:
> I have today found out that someone has stolen my nick on Anthrochat.
> And it seems your network does NOT allow me to recover it.

      If you registered your nickname with Nickserv and used it 
(/nickserv identify {password}) within the last 30 days (I think - it 
may be 60), you can recover your nickname from someone else using it by 
using the /nickserv recover command or the /nickserv ghost command. 
"Recover" will just force the person holding the nickname to change 
their name to one of the "Guest" nicknames, then place a services bot in 
place of your nickname.  You can release that services bot by using the 
/nickserv release command.  Alternatively, the /nickserv ghost command 
can be used to disconnect the user from the network, entirely and force 
them to re-connect.  It's the "less humane" way to do it.

      To get information on these or other nickserv commands, please 
view the nickserv help system by using /nickserv help.  You can receive 
detailed information on each command by including the name of the 
command after the word "Help":  /nickserv help recover  (for instance).

      If someone else has registered your nickname because you let it 
expire, it is rightfully theirs until they let it expire.

-- 
Scott "Simba" Garron

From simba at pridelands.org  Mon Oct 13 12:23:32 2008
From: simba at pridelands.org (Scott Garron)
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:23:32 -0400
Subject: [AC-Admins] AnthroChat Server application
In-Reply-To: <48F3738B.2090503@tixen.net>
References: <48F37348.6000301@pridelands.org> <48F3738B.2090503@tixen.net>
Message-ID: <48F37604.3020309@pridelands.org>

Soleil wrote:
 > Buni wrote:
>> (I didn't find this, the company I am purchasing the server through
>> got this info for me. I don't know if this is what you want or not
>> but he told me to copy and paste it.)
> 
> No.

      That was from the first draft and he forgot to remove it from the 
second.  Shell access has since been obtained and the traceroutes listed 
on the form were done by Buni.

-- 
Scott "Simba" Garron

From simba at anthrochat.net  Thu Oct 16 15:49:59 2008
From: simba at anthrochat.net (Scott Garron)
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:49:59 -0400
Subject: [AC-Admins] Configuration consistency - maxchannelsperuser
Message-ID: <48F79AE7.5090200@anthrochat.net>

      I had someone bring up to me recently that they noticed that some 
servers had a differing maxchannelsperuser settings.  I thought that in 
an effort to maintain consistency, it wouldn't be a bad thing to do a 
quick audit to see what everyone's configuration file had.  Currently, 
some are 10, while others are 15.  I think 15 is probably the better 
option, 'cause I don't think anyone's machines would croak with the 
extra 5 channels per user.

-- 
Scott Garron

From mirage at snowmeow.com  Thu Oct 16 18:35:52 2008
From: mirage at snowmeow.com (Mirage)
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:35:52 -0500
Subject: [AC-Admins] Configuration consistency - maxchannelsperuser
In-Reply-To: <48F79AE7.5090200@anthrochat.net>
References: <48F79AE7.5090200@anthrochat.net>
Message-ID: <48F7C1C8.30200@snowmeow.com>

Scott Garron wrote:
>      I had someone bring up to me recently that they noticed that some 
> servers had a differing maxchannelsperuser settings.  I thought that 
> in an effort to maintain consistency, it wouldn't be a bad thing to do 
> a quick audit to see what everyone's configuration file had.  
> Currently, some are 10, while others are 15.  I think 15 is probably 
> the better option, 'cause I don't think anyone's machines would croak 
> with the extra 5 channels per user.
>
I want to say we pushed ours to 15, but I'll double check tonight.

-Ben


From kojak at kojakwolf.org  Fri Oct 17 01:40:57 2008
From: kojak at kojakwolf.org (Kojak Wolf)
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:40:57 -0500
Subject: [AC-Admins] Configuration consistency - maxchannelsperuser
In-Reply-To: <48F7C1C8.30200@snowmeow.com>
References: <48F79AE7.5090200@anthrochat.net> <48F7C1C8.30200@snowmeow.com>
Message-ID: <48F82569.408@kojakwolf.org>

Mirage wrote:
> I want to say we pushed ours to 15, but I'll double check tonight.

	Snowleopard is and has always been set to "MAXCHANNELS=15 
CHANLIMIT=#:15." Doing a version and stats check on all the other 
servers, they are all set to 15 as well.

-- 
Kojak
AnthroChat Network Administration
Snowleopard.AnthroChat.Net


From soleil at tixen.net  Thu Oct 23 17:15:39 2008
From: soleil at tixen.net (Soleil)
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:15:39 -0700
Subject: [AC-Admins] Tixen
Message-ID: <4900E97B.80707@tixen.net>

Hey guys,

Sorry it's taken me so long to send a message to the list about Tixen.  
I just had all 4 of my wisdom teeth out.  I'm heavily drugged on vicodin 
as I write this, so I might ramble a bit nonsensically. 

The server that hosted tixen.anthrochat.net has been shut down, as we're 
moving to a new data host.  The choice to move was sort-of made for us 
as a result of the previous data center's policies about worker's comp 
for all people with access and some other annoyances.

My servers were two virtual machines on an ESX server, which was hosted 
on a Sun V40z, with a large Netapp filer for storage.  The only problem 
with this arrangement is it took something like 6-8u of rack space, and 
a ridiculous amount of power to run.  As a result, the owners of the 
hardware have been hard pressed to find a reasonable alternative for 
colocation.

Inaki and I have broken away from this system and have moved to a 
managed server for the time being for the purposes of cutting back on 
expenses.   The host we've gone to for the time being is server beach- 
they have a clause in their terms of service that no IRC servers are to 
be allowed on their hardware for any reason.  We asked- this is non 
negotiable.

Since Anthrochat already has snowleopard in Los Angeles, I don't see how 
tixen would be a terribly valuable addition to the server list anyway, 
presently.

Inaki and I intend to put our money together (once we've taken care of 
some higher priority stuff) and will be building a powerful 2-3u server 
for the purposes of ESX server colocation.  When this happens, I'd 
potentially love to re-join the team.

TL;DR:  Could someone remove tixen from Nagios, plz? :3

Anyway, take it easy guys.

-Soleil


