We’ve complied a list of things the network limits for various reasons, These restrictions keeps the network fair for all users. Some of these limits keep the network accessible to all IRC clients.
| Limit Type | Maximum Limit |
|---|---|
| Number of channels you can be in | 100 |
| Number of bans (+b) on a channel | 60 |
| Number of excepts (+e) on a channel | 60 |
| Number of invite excepts (+I) on a channel | 60 |
| Length of a channel name | 32 characters |
| Length of a nickname | 30 characters |
| Length of a channel topic | 307 characters |
| Length of an away message | 307 characters |
| Length of time before a nickname can be registered | 30 seconds |
| Days before an unused nickname drops | 60 days |
| Days before an unused channel drops | 60 days |
| Number of nicks in a single nickname group | 16 |
| Number of entries in a nickname’s access list | 100 |
| Number of channels registered to a single nickname | 20 |
| Number of entries in a single channel’s access list | 1024 |
| Number of entries on a single channel’s akick list | 100 |
| Number of channels for NickServ’s AutoJoin list | 100 |
| Number of memos a user may store | 20 |
| Number of entries on a single channel’s badwords list | 64 |
| Number of days ChanServ keeps seen Data | 180 days |
| Number of connections from a single IP address | 6 |