on IRC, i see a lot of users with hostmasks like
abc@some.host.name.here and i know that in some IRC servers, you can easily change that by joining #vhosts.
however, in some servers, they do not have a #vhosts channel. so i'm wondering what i should do to have a custom hostmask.
should i:
1. register a domain name; or
2. rent a UNIX shell account and install PsyBNC; or
3. both?
i'm not trying to evade bans or anything like. i really just would like to have a different/custom hostmask almost everytime i log in on IRC.
thanks for any info!