Alas Poor DALnet, We Hardly Knew Ye 72
cryptonix was among the first to write with the outcome of the long-rumored DALnet/AOL acquisition game: "Direct from their site: The DALnet IRC Network, a leader in Internet Chat, announces that a sale of it's network infrastructure and services has been agreed with America Online for $1.5 million. America Online, one of the worlds largest international internet service providers has been negotiating with the DALnet IRC Network for approximately 1 month in secret negotiations. *sigh*"
AF (Score:1)
Re:Automated bots? (Score:1)
Re:April Fool (Score:1)
See DALnet news: AOL Banned [dal.net] and AOL ban lifted [dal.net]
Re:Yeah.. (Score:1)
Admittedly, the pranks are a little weak (always have been), but it's nothing to get annoyed at.
Just chuckle today, and get real news tomorrow.
Re:Timezones (Score:1)
$1.5 Mil? (Score:1)
DALnet's past April Fool's jokes (Score:1)
so.. (Score:1)
sorry... bad hangover.
April Fools (Score:1)
Logical Manor (Score:1)
Re:Also, The Register... (Score:1)
Re:Quotes from the page. (Score:1)
Couldn't they have had someone edit their phony press release before throwing it on a Web site?
Wait, who am I kidding? Editing and Web site in the same sentence? hahahaha
Re: All your IRC networks are belong to the US (Score:1)
Bleargh!
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Re:Crap (Score:1)
i very much doubt he owns an ass, being a goat
for now though, all your foot are belong to us
IRC SERVICES PROMOTE FASCISM (Score:1)
that this story is almost believable. =/
Do you all see were this is going? (Score:1)
*chuckle* (Score:1)
I was there.... (Score:1)
(frink) [Server message to tsunami.* users] We invite all tsunami users who are curious about AOL's purchase of DALnet to ask questions in #aolnet. Visit http://www.dal.net/ for more info.
then later...
(crystalize) Welcome back to DALnet, and yes, APRIL FOOLS!
So those of you too stupid/worried, it's a fscking joke... mkay?
April Fools... (Score:1)
Re:BAD AOL! BAD! (Score:1)
Re:BAD AOL! BAD! (Score:1)
Microsoft and AOL hate each other. It is much more likely that AOL will release AOL for Linux, or even a whole AOL-Linux distribution.
I believe that the only thing keeping them from this is the fear that they will lose their coveted spot in the "Online Services" folder on a default Windows install. Most of the Windows users I know purchased a computer just so they could get on AOL, which is what they all call the Internet.
-b
Real Story: AOL buys DULLnet (Score:1)
OO - Today, AOL announced their intent to acquire "DULLnet", a well-known back-runner in the lucrative and rapidly expanding Irc space.
"We just couldn't ignore this chance to add to our lameness", Heywood Jablowme, CTO of pointlessness at America Online commented Thursday. "The percentage of chat traffic containing 'leet' and 'K-R4d' speech on AOL's networks should now increase dramatically.
"Who cares, anyway?", drinkypoo, a well-known karma whore declared. "It's all a bunch of wanx0rz and b1tch3z anyway. Now if they got fdfnet, at least they'd be getting something useful.
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ALL YOUR KARMA ARE BELONG TO US
hmmm (Score:1)
so they will never sell out ...
which explains why they don't have chanserv or nickserv ... or anything
just my 2 cents ...
Re:Crap (Score:1)
But it does raise a good point. A0L are evil.
To quote A0L's CEO when asked about the Mozilla project: "All your source are belong to us"
April Fools things... (Score:1)
The real reason AOL wants DALnet... (Score:1)
I'll be really worried when they try to buy UnderNet...
ALL YOUR CHANNELS ARE BELONG TO US (Score:1)
call to arms against AOL (Score:1)
AOL Akills (Score:1)
Dalnet buyout (Score:1)
Yeah, well, since I'm probibly the only person on the list who WORKS for AOL/TW, I figure I might as well put my 2 cents in.
NO!#$ aol is not buying dalnet, if AOL wanted an irc network, they'd build their own. For christ's sake, they probibly have more bandwidth and a higher usercount than ANY isp in the world.
anyhow, I'm outtie.
APRIL FOOLS! (Score:1)
Also, try: (Score:1)
Re:Quotes from the page. (Score:1)
Timezones (Score:1)
Also, I agree with other people that 90% of AOL users don't know what IRC even is, so AOL would have no reason to buy it.
Mod up! This is great (Score:1)
disc-chord
Why don't we call it.... (Score:1)
-MR
Similar prank... (Score:1)
VIENNA, April 1, 2001 - Observers.Net (http://www.observers.net) announced today that it has been sold to internet giant America Online (http://www.aol.com) for an undisclosed amount of money. America Online, one of the worlds largest international internet service providers has been negotiating with the Observers.Net for over 8 months
Hehehe
Insults (Score:1)
straight from dalnet's site... april fools! (Score:1)
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Tres_Status
Death of dalnet? (Score:1)
Re:All your IRC networks are belong to US (Score:1)
Gotcha! (Score:1)
WATCH OUT (Score:1)
Re:April Fool? (Score:1)
Re:So, what's next? (Score:1)
Employment was mentioned in that thread as well. I think you'd fit right in there [marchfirst.com].
Even though it's April 1st... (Score:1)
slashdot.org/articles/99/02/12/1243255.shtml
Silly April Fools.. (Score:1)
No big loss. (Score:2)
Wait, that's the NEXT story, right?
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pb Reply or e-mail; don't vaguely moderate [ncsu.edu].
Yeah right... (Score:2)
Check the date, folks. (Score:2)
This can't be true.. (Score:2)
April Fools (Score:2)
Minupla
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Hook line and sinker. (Score:2)
Re:sorry timmah (Score:2)
Let's wait to hear what excuses are offered.
Re:Hook line and sinker. (Score:2)
No you haven't. The Register [theregister.co.uk] pretty much beat everyone on the net to the April Fool's pranks. Their fool was posted sometime in the evening of March 31.
AND they preempted every single "large company buys unlikely competitor" joke this year. The Register, overdoing it, and overdoing it well.
Re:Automated bots? (Score:2)
That would be the inteligent(sic) thing to ask yourself.
The writing on this thing alone sounds like someone who has spent way too much time on DALnet or AIM. While the 'suits' may make decisions this dumb, they probably use better spelling and grammar.
Re:Crap (Score:2)
Pffft, give it a rest (Score:2)
My god this got old quickly...
Replacing admins with servbots? (Score:2)
Ethidium
"If you don't be nice I'll say you're not omnipotent!"
--Laura Lutz, 11/8/99
April Fool's Joke! (Score:2)
It's my pleasure to thank all those who were involved in todays April 1st joke, we certainly had a large number of people going. I'd like to thank taz for letting this go through, altering jade.* and services.*. frink for his servers and the short lived dalnet.*, as well as countless other opers and helpers making it be believable. Special thanks goes out to maloy, Gotharial, taz, Melech, Wuher and Psionic for support and ideas.
Let me make this perfectly clear. America Online has not bought DALnet, never had any intent to, nor have any secret discussions been going on. This was simply an April Fool's joke. It would be appreciated if all the joke AOL things that have been created, could be cleared up quickly to avoid confusion.
Thank you,
Peter/Doc_Z.
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Uh, look at the date. (Score:2)
BAD AOL! BAD! (Score:2)
So, what's next? (Score:2)
Will our IRC clients work on DALNet next year? Next 6 months? Or will AOL require you to have AOL software and have an active account on AOL?
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page [cavalrypilot.com]
Surely... (Score:2)
Quotes from the page. (Score:2)
NOOOOOOOO!!!! Not my warez, porn, and bootleg movies! That's the whole point of DALnet.
America Online also has plans to replace the position of administrators with automated inteligence bots that respond in a logical manor. These bots will be able to provide more "services" for the average user. American Online has not yet disclosed it's long term plans for DALnet once it has been acquired. We plan to bring you further information as it develops.
Riiiiiiiiight...... I think this gives this away as a joke...
Re:Timezones (Score:2)
there is a difference? (Score:2)
that having been said, was there every any difference? DALnet has always been the aol of the chat world. this is simply some money swapping hands. everyone, go to efnet (or whatever).
My .02,
DAOLNet (Score:2)
Maybe AOL will finally IRCize its chat rooms. MSN did it years ago, although script kiddies forced it to go Java. But that's like AOL improving its service, which is something they wouldn't do.
Its a nice though, but the AOLers would have no clue how to use a IRC chat room.
Crap (Score:3)
This is *very* bad news, DALnet has been my network of choice for a long time now. I have a lot of very good friends there. The second I start getting AOL sanctioned SPAM I will never connect to them again.
I will take this opportunity to plug a great new network I've been using lately, Sorcery.net [sorcery.net]. The services there kick DAL's butt anyday.
But how long till AOL get there dirty little hands there to?
fdsa (Score:4)
April fools! Gotcha!
April Fool (Score:5)
See here [dal.net]
You can apply to have your server be on DALNet, and how can AOL buy that??
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Automated bots? (Score:5)
Although I'm sure automated bots indeed could provide better service than your average AOL administrator, this does appear to be an April Fool's joke.
And, it's quite possibly the first one of the day that hasn't been completely stupid.
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