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Netsplit

Netsplit meaning

A technical glitch encountered when two or more IRC servers lose their connection to each other, dividing the network into a number of isolated groups of users.

Example sentences (5)

A user on one side of a netsplit takes the nickname of a target on the other side of the split; when the servers reconnect, the nicks collide and both users are kicked from the server.

If two clients with the same nickname join from different sides of a netsplit ("nick collision"), the first server to see this collision will force both clients to change their nick to their UID, thus saving both clients from being disconnected.

Riding the split The most common variety of channel takeover uses disconnections caused by a netsplit ; this is called riding the split.

The idea behind this is that even if a netsplit occurs, it is useless to an abuser because they cannot take the nickname or gain operator status on a channel, and thus no collision of a nickname or 'merging' of a channel can occur.

When a netsplit occurs, two users on each side are free to use the same nickname or channel, but when the two sides are joined, only one can survive.