Linking/Server types
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Some requirements are only for newly linked servers.
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- Server is of name %s.hub.6irc.net, where %s is a generic localisation description like eu for Europe or au for Australia.
- Server can't provide network related functionality including accepting users or providing shell to them.
- IP address for the server can't be known to anyone but IRC Operators.
- Server doesn't need to have a dedicated IP address, it can be on any shell account even one that forbids IRC (since you only relay SSL data).
- It has to be rock stable and have a low-latency uplink.
- It has to use default network configs and codebase and updates them as soon as possible.
- It has to have a static IP address.
[edit] Tier 1 (regular hub/leaf) / Tier 2 (regular hub/leaf outside 6irc.net domain)
[edit] For Tier 1
- Server is of name %s.6irc.net, where %s is any English or generic word.
- Server doesn't need to have users at start.
[edit] For Tier 2
- Server is of any name.
- At linking time, server has to have some users.
[edit] For both
- Server must be as stable as possible and have a low-latency uplink or it risks getting a Tier 3 status or unlinking.
- Server participates in network-wide round robin.
- It has to use default network configs and codebase and updates them as soon as possible (MOTD can be customized a little).
- It has to have a static IP address.
[edit] Tier 3 (linked network's server)
- Server is of any name.
- Server (or the whole linked-in network) has to have a substantial number of users or it can be unlinked at any time.
- Server doesn't participate in network-wide round robin.
- It can differentiate with its configs and/or codebase to the point it doesn't make problems to the whole network, it still is able to link and updates them as soon as possible.
