IRC auto-banned! Why? :(

Sakunyuusha

New Member
Jan 27, 2008
1,855
3
Code:
[INFO]	Channel view for “#DDDDDDDD” opened.
	[ERROR]	Connection to irc://irc.DDDDDDDD.net/ (irc://irc.DDDDDDDD.net/) closed. [Help]
	[INFO]	Connecting to irc://irc.DDDDDDDD.net/ (irc://irc.DDDDDDDD.net/)… [Cancel]
	===	*** Looking up your hostname...
	===	*** Found your hostname (cached)
	===	*** Checking ident...
	===	*** No ident response; username prefixed with ~
	===	*** You are banned from DDDDDDDD (Disallowed Client.)
	[ERROR]	Closing Link: NNNNN[IP INFORMATION OF MINE] (User has been banned from DDDDDDDD (Disallowed Client.))

DDDDDDDD = a stand-in for the name of the actual channel
NNNNN = a stand-in for the name I use on IRC

The client I attempted to use was the one built into my Firefox, ChatZilla, that I installed a long time ago. I have no clue why it would be a banworthy offense to use ChatZilla. I received no prior warning. And most confusing of all, the website heartily welcomes people to join their IRC channel for chatting and links to it!

So I guess what I would like to know is,
(1) Why was I auto-banned? Is it really because of the "Disallowed Client"? If so, what should I replace ChatZilla with?

(2) What was I banned from? The channel? The server? (Rizon)

(3) When will the ban expire? How can I find out? Can I contact the channel ops when I am banned from the channel? (No, I do not know what their names would even be. I was signing in for the very first time.)
 

redrooster

赤いオンドリ - 私はオタクです!
Staff member
Super Moderator
Sep 25, 2007
18,799
113