Exactly.. in some cases the server only allows connections in brief (like a few seconds) spurts, in others they need to do a restart, in others they have been attacked or they have only been brought up for testing. And lets face it, each server can only take a certain number of ppl. Its great to want to help others connect, but while i can absolutely understand ppl wanting a server to connect to, its really kinda pointless right now to post any
And as someone else mentioned, why give out in public a server for someone to see and attack. i cringe every time i see one posted anywhere and cant help hoping ppl will stop doing it right now and share in private among their friends rather than publicly. Thats prolly just rampant paranoia, but why take chances. We all just have to accept that until these ppl are stopped, its going to be almost inpossible.
Another thing to consider is this which i pasted from
DAlnet's website :
Someone gave me an IP to connect to DALnet, is it safe?
Right now, some servers are being brought up for a short amount of time to test ideas we have. Those servers can only usually be connected to direct by an IP address. Unfortunately, some people have been giving out IP addresses and telling people to connect to them and that they are DALnet servers. Whilst these IP addresses may, indeed, connect you to DALnet - they will often do so through a chat bouncer (BNC) or an open proxy. Both these are very insecure and if you identify to your nickname or channel, you are at great risk of losing your passwords. Therefore, always check what you are connecting to - look in your status window and if you see any strange messages when you connect talking about proxy servers or giving you a message welcoming you to BNC you should either disconnect or make sure you do NOT identify. When connecting to an IP address, do /whois your-nickname and look at your host. Is that your usual host? If not, you are most likely on a BNC or proxy and you should not identify. We cannot help you with any passwords lost in this way.
(and no TAT, im not accusing you of this)
