Subj : Amiga IRC/ZIRC Networks.
To   : All
From : Gary McCulloch
Date : Wed Sep 30 2026 09:22 pm

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  |              C H A T   F R O M   T H E   B O A R D               |
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  |              RoFIRC - our own server, now encrypted              |
  |                 ZIRC   - the Amiga Chat Network                  |
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     AT THE MAIN PROMPT

        IRC    RoFIRC, the Reign of Fire server
       ZIRC    ACN, the Amiga Chat Network

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  Two chat networks, one prompt. Either way the board makes the
  connection for you -- there is no client to set up and nothing to
  install. They are different things, though, so here is what each one
  is.

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  RoFIRC  -  OUR OWN SERVER

  RoFIRC is the Reign of Fire chat server. It is a public IRC network,
  so you can reach it from the board with IRC at Main, from your own
  IRC client, or from a browser -- whichever suits you.

       Server   irc.rofbbs.com
       Secure   port 6697   TLS - recommended
        Plain   port 6667   not encrypted
      Network   ROFNet
          Web   chat.rofbbs.com   full IRC in a browser

  The secure port is new. RoFIRC now accepts encrypted connections on
  6697 using a certificate issued by Let's Encrypt for irc.rofbbs.com.
  Your client checks it the same way a browser checks a web site, so
  nothing you type crosses the open internet in the clear -- including
  your NickServ password. Port 6667 is still there for older clients
  and Amiga software that cannot do TLS, but it is not encrypted. Use
  6697 if you can.

     Channels:

       #lobby   #bbs   #ftn   #c64   #c128   #amiga
       #linux   #windows

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  ZIRC  -  THE AMIGA CHAT NETWORK (ACN)

  ACN links Amiga BBS systems from around the world into one chat
  network. It runs on Zircd, a lightweight IRC server written for BBS
  use by vorlon of Dragon's Lair.

  ACN is not a public IRC network and has no server address you can
  point a client at. You reach it from inside a participating Amiga
  BBS -- here, that is ZIRC at the Main prompt. That is the whole
  idea: it is a chat network for BBS callers rather than one the BBS
  happens to sit next to.

     Channels:

       #bbs   #amiga   #trivia

  Other boards carrying ACN, if you want to see it from somewhere
  else:

       Dragon's Lair      dragon.vk3heg.net   port 6800
       CIA Amiga BBS      ciaamiga.org        port 6400
       Wrong Number 3     wn3.wrgnbr.com      port 6400

  Those are the boards themselves, not IRC servers -- call them the
  usual way and look for the chat option. Sysops who want to link
  their own Amiga board into ACN should contact one of those three
  admins.

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  Talk with BBS sysops, FTN nodes and retro enthusiasts from around
  the world. Everyone is welcome, lurkers included.

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  |              Reign of Fire BBS Group  -  rofbbs.com              |
  |         Home of ArakNet 2.0, CommodoreNet, DiscipleNet,          |
  |                        PiNet and RetroNet                        |
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 + call.rofbbs.com:6800  call@call.rofbbs.com  423-541-8271  IPv4 & IPv6
 + ACIS Member. AmigaNet ArakNet C=Net DescipleNet FidoNet PiNet RetroNet
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 * Origin: Reign of Fire : ROF FTN : ArakNet 2.0 : www.rofbbs.com (1:154/50)

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