Staff:Server Naming Guidelines
This page defines the guidelines currently used by ChatX to name IRC servers.
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Client Servers
Those applying for a link should use this format, unless told otherwise.
Format: name.area.zone.chatx.net
Your server name may be anything you'd like, as long as it is not vulgar or obscene. It may be up to 30 characters in length; however, usually the shorter the better.
zone refers to the basic region of the world that the server is located in. Below is a list of allowable values for zone:
| af | Africa (including South Africa) |
| an | Antarctica |
| ap | Asia-Pacific |
| au | Australia |
| ca | Canada |
| eu | Europe (including former Soviet republics) |
| la | Latin America |
| us | United States |
area refers to the more specific region within the zone that your server is in. For Antarctic, Australian, Candaian and U.S. servers, area will be a two letter state/province abbreviation. For all other servers, area will be the two letter ISO code for the country your server is in.
Hub Servers
Format: name.hub.zone.chatx.net
Your server name may be anything you'd like, as long as it is not vulgar or obscene. It may be up to 30 characters in length; however, usually the shorter the better.
zone refers to the basic region of the world that the server is located in. Below is a list of allowable values for zone:
| af | Africa (including South Africa) |
| an | Antarctica |
| ap | Asia-Pacific |
| au | Australia |
| ca | Canada |
| eu | Europe |
| la | Latin America |
| us | United States |
Special Servers
Special server links are approved by the Network Oversight Committee (NOC) and/or Admins Council, and have flags attached to the end of their name which signifies their purpose.
Format: name-flag.area.zone.chatx.net
Your server name may be anything you'd like, as long as it is not vulgar or obscene. It may be up to 30 characters in length; however, usually the shorter the better.
The flag is a letter or number that signifies why the server was linked. Below is a list of allowable values for flag.
| d | Developmental server |
| e | Emergency link |
| r | Routing (client-hub) |
zone refers to the basic region of the world that the server is located in. Below is a list of allowable values for zone:
| af | Africa (including South Africa) |
| an | Antarctica |
| ap | Asia-Pacific |
| au | Australia |
| ca | Canada |
| eu | Europe |
| la | Latin America |
| us | United States |
area refers to the more specific region within the zone that the server is in. For Antarctic, Australian, Candaian and U.S. servers, area will be a two letter state/province abbreviation. For all other servers, area will be the two letter ISO code for the country the server is in.
Services
Services are exempt from these naming guidelines, and are named as decided by the Network Oversight Committee (NOC) and/or Admins Council.
