SlashNET
SlashNET is an independently-operated IRC Network. Originally sponsored by Slashdot, in 1999 SlashNET split-off to become its own entity. While you may recognize the nicknames of some Slashdot editors, and meet many Slashdot readers and contributors, we are neither an OSDN subsidiary nor a support forum for Slashdot use.
SlashNET runs IRC Services, to facilitate nickname and channel maintenance, and the IRC server software we use, UnrealIRCD, features several enhancements over standard ircd, such as optional hostname and IP address cloaking to help protect you from denial of service attacks. The help section answers some frequently asked questions about using these features.
Several well-known communities and projects maintain an IRC presence at SlashNET, including #slashdot, #slash, #kuro5hin, #sourceforge, #lnx-bbc, #penny-arcade, #joyoftech, and the increasingly popular IRC idle RPG, #g7. We invite your community or organization to find a home on our network as well.
Current Status: Operating Normally
| Client Name | Operating System(s) |
| SlashNET Web Client | Web Browser |
| ircII EPIC | Unix, Microsoft Windows |
| BitchX | Unix, Microsoft Windows |
| XChat | Unix/X, Microsoft Windows |
| irssi | Unix |
| tkIRC | Unix/X |
| Zircon | Unix/X |
| XiRCON | Microsoft Windows |
| mIRC | Microsoft Windows |
| IRCle | MacOS |
| sirc | Perl |
| erc | Emacs |
| upIRC | Palm OS |
| X-Chat Aqua | MacOS X |