IRC default settings for FreeNode have incorrect server hostname

Bug #364433 reported by John Pye
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Fix Released
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empathy (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: empathy

Using Empathy 2.24.1 on Ubuntu 8.10.

When using telepathy-idle to connect to FreeNode IRC server, the default server name "irc.freenode.net" is incorrect. "irc." should be changed to "chat." at the start.

Changed in empathy (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Krzysztof Klimonda (kklimonda) wrote :

Well, I have confirmed it as the main rotation DNS is indeed chat.freenode.net. But irc.freenode.net is also used, it also appear in freenode documentation (for example: http://freenode.net/using_the_network.shtml). I haven't heard anything that could make me assume that "irc.freenode.net" address is going to be disabled. It definitely isn't something worth fixing in Ubuntu itself, better way would be to report it upstream.

C de-Avillez (hggdh2)
Changed in empathy (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
visibility: public → private
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John Pye (jdpipe) wrote : Re: [Bug 364433] Re: IRC default settings for FreeNode have incorrect server hostname

Looks like they have deprecated 'irc.freenode.net' but kept (or have now
added) a DNS CNAME:

john@thunder:~$ dig irc.freenode.net

; <<>> DiG 9.5.1-P2 <<>> irc.freenode.net
;; global options: printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 35348
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 18, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;irc.freenode.net. IN A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
irc.freenode.net. 44 IN CNAME chat.freenode.net.
chat.freenode.net. 44 IN A 213.232.93.3
chat.freenode.net. 44 IN A 216.155.130.130
chat.freenode.net. 44 IN A 216.165.191.52
chat.freenode.net. 44 IN A 86.65.39.15
chat.freenode.net. 44 IN A 89.16.176.16
chat.freenode.net. 44 IN A 92.61.33.10
[...]

Krzysztof Klimonda wrote:
> Well, I have confirmed it as the main rotation DNS is indeed
> chat.freenode.net. But irc.freenode.net is also used, it also appear in
> freenode documentation (for example:
> http://freenode.net/using_the_network.shtml).

That page is directly contradicting the other page:
http://freenode.net/irc_servers.shtml

I tend to believe the latter.

> I haven't heard anything
> that could make me assume that "irc.freenode.net" address is going to be
> disabled. It definitely isn't something worth fixing in Ubuntu itself,
> better way would be to report it upstream.
>

OK, will try to report to telepathy.

Cheers
JP

Changed in empathy:
status: Unknown → New
visibility: private → public
Revision history for this message
Sarah Kowalik (hobbsee-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

In keeping with the other IRC servers distributed in Ubuntu and Kubuntu, please use:

irc.ubuntu.com

This is in case we ever move servers, or similar, and can repoint people in one hit.

irc.ubuntu.com is an alias for chat.freenode.net at present.

Changed in empathy (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Triaged
Changed in empathy:
status: New → Incomplete
Changed in empathy (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Committed
Changed in empathy:
status: Incomplete → Fix Released
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Martin Mai (mrkanister-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

This is now fixed in karmic. Thanks for reporting.

Changed in empathy (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Changed in empathy:
importance: Unknown → Medium
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