Thank you for your interest in linking to StaticBox. Please make sure that you can commit to the following requirements before submitting a link application:
- Your server must run the latest stable version of the charybdis ircd software. Running a testing version is fine too.
- Your server must have at least a 1.5mbps upstream connection with multiple peering points
- We are not interested in merging with your network.
- Services are hosted on a dedicated machine seperate from all other IRCds. They will not be moving anywhere. If you have a database which is importable, we may choose to import it into our services for your users' convenience.
- You are not involved in any illegal activities in any way.
If you are still interested and you meet the above criteria and you have any questions, talk to us in #StaticBox or mail us: linking at staticbox dot net
The Application
StaticBox Linking Application version 1.0
1. Administration Information
a. What is your full name:
b. Please provide a phone contact:
c. Advocating admin:
2. Administration Qualification
a. FREE ANSWER: Please explain how you intend to expand the network and improve the services offered by StaticBox
b. FREE ANSWER: What previous IRC administration and/or opering experience have you had? Please provide as many references as possible.
c. How many hours per week can you devote to administrative tasks concerning your server?
d. How familiar are you with charybdis?
e. How familiar are you with patching charybdis?
3. Policy test
a. Is it acceptable to use OMODE (or /os mode) in channels you do not own? If so, under what conditions?
b. Are vanity kills allowed on StaticBox? If so, under what conditions?
4. Server Information
a. What server name will you be linking to StaticBox under (e.g. irc.foo.com)?
b. What is this server's IPv4 IP?
c. What BGP community ASN or OSPF segment is this IP a member of?
d. Will this server provide IPv6, if so, what is it's IPv6 IP?
e. Ports on the server allowing IRC access:
f. Operating system and kernel version the server is running on:
g. CPU and RAM of server:
h. If the server is virtualized, what load is the host system under:
i. Amount of accounts on the server which can access the ircd config:
j. Other services running on the server:
5. Server staff
a. Please list any opers or co-admins you intend to have with this server here.
6. Traceroutes
a. Please provide a traceroute to the following servers:
i. candlekeep.staticbox.net
ii. alfred.staticbox.net
iii. fourty-two.staticbox.net
7. Submission
a. Please pastebin this application somewhere and visit #staticbox for review.
