EFNet

EFnet or Eris Free network is a major IRC network, with over 70,000 users. It is the modern-day descendant of the original IRC network.IRC clients can connect to EFnet via irc.efnet.org, which will route you to a random IRC server, or clients may choose to connect directly to the closest IRC server from the list below.
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<networking> (From "Eris-free Net", eris being eris.berkeley.edu).
The dominant Internet Relay Chat network.
See also Undernet.
(1995-11-09)