Cloaks/vHosts

In the past users were able to request a cloak for a particular group they were affiliated with or an unaffiliated cloak. When we changed IRCD we decided to mak‌�㬖劐�ꖆ由횊널察ꎽ잸儞㛂髽⮴䉸㓮촪ꯛ綶�ઉ뼱玕衊⍞䵈뺓辒瀮箠怡濖洑烜懤臨韠暴馀瞑ᥕ酬ꆛ穻✯ e cloaks mandatory for all users connecting to freenode, even if they decide not to register their nicknames. Protecting a user's IP was important and a good way of keeping users' information confidential from other users. Keep in mind staff can still see a users IP no matter what.

HostServ

If a user would like a unique cloak or vhost they can reach out to a staff member in #help or in #freenode to make that request.

VHost Rules

• must not contain a dot (aka . ) and can only contain alphanumeric characters, dots ( . ) and dashes ( – );
  

my.vhost.here   my-vhost

• must contain a @
  

b@man

• must be an IP or IP look-a-like
  

127.0.0.1   127.o.o.1

• must not resolve (basically, the vHost can’t point to an actual site);
  

this.is.an.example  google.com  

• must not be a partial host or IP;
  

example: hub.google.com

• must not mimic government organizations (*.gov, *.gc, .ca, FBI, etc.) or private organizations which have government affiliation (MPAA, RIAA, etc.);
  
• must not contain the words ‘ircop’, ‘admin’, ‘network’, or any IRCop’s nick;
  
• must not contain racist words (what is considered racist/derogatory is subject to discretion by staff members);
  
• must not refer to other networks/spamming;
  

join.my.channel   come.to.irc.blahblahblah.net

• must not refer to “kiddy”-like activity. (dosing, rooting, “carding,” etc.)
  

Please do not remind us of your request

Please do not request more than three vHosts in a week’s time. So make sure you pick something that is suitable.