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Started in 1994 as an alternative to the overburdened networks of the time, DALnet has grown into a vibrant community and is widely regarded as the most "friendly" of the major IRC networks.
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# IRC Services
IRC Services provide channel and nickname management: registration, authentication, access lists, and protection from takeovers.
## Popular IRC Services
- [Anope](wiki:/IRC_Services/Anope) - Modular, widely used, supports multiple IRCd
- [Atheme](wiki:/IRC_Services/Atheme) - High performance, feature-rich
- [Solanum](wiki:/IRC_Services/Solanum) - Modern, used with Charybdis
- **atheme-services** - Atheme's services suite
## Common Features
- Nickname registration (NickServ)
- Channel registration (ChanServ)
- Memos (MemoServ)
- Operator tools (OperServ)
- Statistics (StatServ)
## See Also
- [IRC Daemons](wiki:/IRC_Daemons) - Server software services run alongside
- [IRC Tools](wiki:/IRC_Tools) - Additional utilities