Connection refused is not the same as a ban. It just means that that server does not want users from your ISP and/or country (for whatever reason).
Glad you found some servers you could connect to though!
Just a thought - if you're on IRCnet and you're in Europe, you *WILL* have to use a server geographically close to (and preferably in the same country as) you. None of the others will want you.
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