The official network wishlist for matrix.org / Element

[ara4n]

Summary: https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-irc/wiki/Bridged-IRC-networks

Right now we're not letting people bridge to arbitrary networks of their choice, but curating the bridges we set up (in order to ensure that we connect at scale to those networks in a way that doesn't upset them, and get permission first, setup I:lines etc, add the networks to Riot's official config.json etc).

So let's have an official backlog here for the networks that folks want to be connected to. Ones i've already heard about are:

Room alias format is listed here for non-Riot clients which don't support the new room directory API.

⚡️ indicates the network has IPv6 support (or at least advertising on IPv6 addresses). This makes it much easier for us to connect to because we don't need to maintain separate ident servers, so they will get chosen first.

• Freenode (#freenode_#channame:matrix.org - No leading _ )
• Moznet (#mozilla_#channame:matrix.org - No leading _)
• OFTC (#_oftc_#channame:matrix.org)
• Snoonet (alt Reddit) (#_snoonet_#channame:matrix.org)
• Foonetic irc.foonetic.net (XKCDland) ⚡️
• geekshed : irc.geekshed.net (Jupiter Broadcasting)
• Rizon irc.rizon.net (#_rizon_#channame:matrix.org) ⚡️
• IRCnet : chat.ircnet.org (high interest)
• Ponychat : irc.ponychat.net ⚡️
• GIMPNet : irc.gimp.org (#_gimpnet_#channame:matrix.org) ⚡️
• irc.indymedia.net
• irc.2600.net ⚡️
• Lunarnet : irc.lunarnet.org , AKA Svartalfheim
• Geeknode : irc.geeknode.org (http://www.geeknode.org/) ⚡️
• pirateirc.net : irc.pirateirc.net (#pirateirc_#channel:diasp.in) ⚡️
• synirc : irc.synirc.net ⚡️
• EsperNet : irc.esper.net (#_espernet_#channame:matrix.org) ⚡️
• irc.perl.org ⚡️
• EFnet : irc.efnet.org ⚡️ (high interest)
• Quakenet : irc.ipv6.quakenet.org ⚡️(high interest)
• blitzed : irc.blitzed.org ⚡️ (high interest)
• SpigotMC : irc.spi.gt ⚡️
• Furnet : ipv6.furnet.org ⚡️
• MIXXnet : irc.ipv6.mixxnet.net ⚡️
• IRCHighway : irc.irchighway.net
• euIRC : irc.euirc.net ⚡️

No planned support / previously supported but not anymore:

• Twitch : irc.chat.twitch.tv (no planned support, server protocol too diverged)
• hackint (#channame:irc.hackint.org) - Homeserver and bridge were killed off.

Folks: if you have particular networks you want bridged, please add them here.

Edit by @kegsay : If your comment has a party popper then congrats! It's on The List.

2017-01-11 status update by @kegsay : Over the past few months we've encountered various fun and exciting failure modes with our existing set of IRC bridges. For example, we got invite spammed from IRC which resulted in #309 , we need to resolve the issue of idle users on the matrix side (#340 , #304 ), we needed to scale our startup times ( #308 ), allow people to persist NickServ passwords ( #251 ), prevent NickServ/ChanServ/etc from being rate-limited on the matrix-side ( #246 ), etc. As a result, we're still ironing out the UX on the IRC bridge. Once this has stabilised, we'll be consulting this list to work out how to proceed expanding the set of IRC networks we offer. Thank you for your patience.

2017-03-02 status update by @kegsay : We are now bridging GIMPNet and have removed W3C support due to them dropping their IPv6-enabled IRCd.

2017-05-22 status update by @kegsay: #208 (comment)

[Cadair]

@drewleonard42 is the one you wanted on this list?

[SolarDrew]

No, I think it was synirc.

[eternaleye]

I'd like Lunarnet, AKA Svartalfheim - there's a pair of rooms I was in pretty much constantly, but since the bridge running on yochat.biz went down a while ago I've been offline there :(

[TheCapsLock]

It would be sweet to have Geeknode (http://www.geeknode.org/) in supported servers list for IRC integration

[Mikaela]

I would like to see a bridge for PirateIRC.

Please note that despite the name this is an IRC network for political
parties and this IRC network does NOT advocate "pirating" software. This
network is for legal discussions and chat only. If you wish to contact the
network administrators to report any illegal activity please email:
admins@pirateirc.net

I heard that Pirate Party Australia (they are PPAU, aren't they) are looking into it, but I never heard anything further and have no idea whom to contact (even if I haven't investigated their channels and asked around).

[Ralith]

I'd like to see synirc and EsperNet.

[sbts]

It would be good to add irc.perl.org to the list

[neurocis]

FYI I have setup a GeekShed bridge for the Jupiter Broadcasting channel. If there is enough interest I would be willing to expand it to all geekshed channels and move it to a more permanent home:

#jupiterbroadcasting:qubed.net

Also thanks to @lukebarnard1 for his help during setup.

[aakord]

Well, EFnet was there in internet back to '90 (about ~8 before google); so I guess they won't get easily upset if you add them 👍

They saw lot of stuff in 26 years

[pztrn]

Quakenet, please? :)

I think getting "trust" from them is required, here what they demand: https://www.quakenet.org/help/trusts/how-do-i-get-a-trust

[vext01]

I'd really appreciate a link to the blitzed IRC network. Thanks.

[locutis-of-borg-1999]

Here is a comprehensive list, alphabetical: http://irc.netsplit.de/networks/

That page contains a link within the same site, which ranks it's "Top 100" IRC networks that are "competitive". Freenode, for example, is NOT ranked there. So, the Alphabetical list is a better reference.

Anyway, the "top" 10, not already listed here, that have MANY users:
Undernet, Rizon, ChLame, IRC-Hispano, DALnet, OltreIrc, ExplosionIRC, Abjects, P2P-NET, GameSurge

The more people connected via Matrix, the better. One "selling point" is that if they come over to the Matrix side, they do NOT need a "bouncer" (BNC/ZNC)!!!

I suggest the O.P. post in alphanumeric order, first already bridged, then the hopefuls, which should be easier for all, as the list grows.

Also, maybe some IRCOps/SysAdmins might like control of their own Matrix server instance, or not.

Thanks.

[locutis-of-borg-1999]

I would like to see Undernet & DALnet

Thanks.

[jjardon]

GIMPNet (irc.gnome.org) please?