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We're working with our much loved sponsors to minimize the impact ♥

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DDoS attacks are ongoing, affecting services (tor, webchat, support ticketing).

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We're working on bringing back services at the moment, and hope to have them online and transferred to a new host soon.

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Apologies for the continued netsplits. We're having some issues stemming from a DDoS attack but we're working with our sponsors on it.

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!freenode services upgrade is now done, and services are back online. Thanks for your patience, and please report issues to #freenode :)

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!freenode services (NickServ, ChanServ, etc.) are now offline for scheduled upgrades. ETA for return is 1 hour. Emergency? /join #freenode

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Blog post: http://ur1.ca/9if29 - freenode's group registration system has been temporarily closed.

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Per http://goo.gl/v2Uoh and recent global notices, services will be offline for about an hour at 2PM UTC for upgrades and a database prune.

freenodestaff Evan Prodromou

voted for "Not very good. I expect better."

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New blog post: April 1st, the aftermath: http://blog.freenode.net/2012/04/april-1st-the-aftermath/

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New blog posts on our upcoming services upgrade and database prune. See http://blog.freenode.net/ for more info !freenode

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We hope you had a good April 1 and enjoyed battling wolves in #defocus, our ACTA prank, and the hidden quiz that it contained :) !freenode

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New blog post: Network wide policy privacy change: http://blog.freenode.net/2012/04/network-wide-policy-privacy-change/

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Check out the new http://planet.freenode.net/ , an aggregator for the personal blogs of some of the people behind and around !freenode

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!freenode has two new servers! Welcome cameron and wright; thanks to the sponsors, Skynet http://skynet.lt and NDCHost http://ndchost.com

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Everything is now back up and running. Reminder: use chat.freenode.net, not a specific server, to ensure you're on a working one. !freenode

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Good morning! We're currently experiencing issues due to a DOS attack, and are working with our sponsors to rectify the issue. !freenode

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We've started the ircd upgrades: http://blog.freenode.net/?p=1435

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On behalf of freenode staff and users, I would like to wish RichiH a very Happy Birthday!!

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freenode staff are at FOSSCON! Pop over to Rochester, NY, this Saturday for a fantastic day. http://bit.ly/9IAJLK for a blogpost. #freenode