Editing Undernet (section)

== History ==
Undernet was established in October 1992 by Danny Mitchell, Donald Lambert, and Laurent Demally as an experimental network running a modified version of the [[EFnet]] irc2.7 [[IRCd]] software, created in an attempt to make it less bandwidth-consumptive and less chaotic, as [[netsplit]]s and [[IRC takeover|takeovers]] were starting to plague EFnet.<ref>History of the Undernet https://www.undernet.org/docs/history-of-the-undernet</ref> The Undernet IRC daemon became known as "ircu". Undernet was formed at a time when many small IRC networks were being started and subsequently disappearing; however, it managed to grow into one of the largest and oldest IRC networks despite some initial in-fighting and setbacks. For a period in 1994, Undernet was wracked by an ongoing series of [[flaming (Internet)|flame wars]]. Again in 2001, it was threatened by automated heavy spamming of its users for potential commercial gain. Undernet survived these periods relatively intact and its popularity continues to the present day.

It is notable as being the first network to utilize [[Internet Relay Chat#Timestamping|timestamping]], originally made by Carlo Wood, in the IRC server protocol as a means to curb abuse.