Trust System
Some advanced features may require an increased trust level. Trust helps protect the network from abuse.
Limits
Higher trust can raise or remove certain operational limits (connections, requests). Exact public policy will be published here.
Essential Points
- A trust is a host/IP allowance that lets more than the default number of simultaneous connections from the same network.
- If you exceed clone/connection limits you may be disconnected; a trust prevents this as long as you stay within its granted range.
- Very generic / dynamic ISP hostnames are rarely granted large trusts because abuse is harder to trace.
- To get a trust you normally show legitimate need (family, school lab, community hub) and a history of clean usage – then contact network staff.
- Having a trust does not exempt you from network rules; abuse can void or reduce it immediately.
- A working ident (or consistent auth) helps staff verify users behind the same IP and may ease approval.
- Highly dynamic home lines usually only get small trusts; large educational / corporate ranges can request broader limits with justification.
- Modification (increase / host change) requires repeating justification; provide current and requested limits when asking.
Summary adapted from common IRC trust practices (similar to QuakeNet) – actual policy here may evolve.