Staff:Server Naming Guidelines
This document defines the guidelines currently used by DareNET to name IRC servers linked to the production (main) network.
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Client Servers
Servers that accept client connections should be named in the following manner.
Format: name.area.zone.darenet.org
Server name may be up to 30 characters in length (shorter the better, though), and may be anything as long as it is not vulgar or obscene.
zone refers to the basic region of the world that the server is physically 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.darenet.org
Server name may be up to 30 characters in length (shorter the better, though), and may be anything as long as it is not vulgar or obscene.
zone refers to the basic region of the world that the server is physically 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 |
Special Servers
A "special" server is any server linked by the Excutive Board and/or Routing Team without a full admin vote. These servers must attach a flag to the end of their server name to signify their purpose.
Format: name-flag.area.zone.darenet.org
Server name may be up to 30 characters in length (shorter the better, though), and may be anything as long as it is not vulgar or obscene.
flag is a letter or number that signifies the server's purpose. Below is a list of allowable values for flag:
| d | Developmental server |
| e | Emergency link |
| r | Routing (client, hub, client-hub) |
zone refers to the basic region of the world that the server is physically 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 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 Executive Board.
