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#petbirds has reopened on AnotherNet IRC!

#petbirds is back on AnotherNet! AnotherNet has changed quite a bit in the past year and half. #petbirds left AnotherNet when it became a fee only service and we could no longer use our favorite IRC client programs to connect. AnotherNet is no longer a fee only service. There are now two levels of membership.

Standard Membership

No cost. It is free FREE
30 hours of chat time per month.
Can create up to 3 channels but not register them.
Can have up to 3 simultaneous logins but each login is charged against the same 30 hour limit.

Premium Membership

$30 a year (if paid anually)
Unlimited access.
Can create up to 3 channels and register them.
Can have up to 3 simultaneous logins.

Shane and the other IRC Ops still strive to provide the safest and cleanest family-oriented IRC service on the Net

Some more notes on AnotherNet:

Chanserv, NickServ, and MemoServ are now built into the IRC server so there will be no lag or netsplits that will cause denial of these services. Albeit, the commands have changed a lot but are now simpler to use.
Folks can no longer connect to the IRC server on the fly. They must first register for a free or paid account which would be set up within a day or so.
Your IP address is protected.
Your email address will not be sold to spammers.
Better control on trouble makers and mass advertisers.
No more site bans.
You can use mIRC, PIRCH, or any ircII compatible clients. The Kitten client program is gone.

If you are interested in coming back to AnotherNet, (or want to join for the first time), visit http://www.another.net/. You will need to sign up for a standard or premium IRC account. Then download and install an IRC client (i.e. MS Windows: mIRC, PIRCH; Macintosh: ircle).

Also, #petbirds now has its own newsgroup anothernet.chat.channels.petbirds on news.another.org. And, we would like to restart our regular Monday night meetings from 8pm to 10pm Central time. If there is enough interest we well even attempt to have occassional guest speakers. In the past we have had folks from from Oxyfreeh, Lafebers, book authors, and more.

For more info on #petbirds, feel free to contact me.