GeekShed has a number of limits imposed. Some of these are to ensure our servers are not overloaded, and others are to ensure that we comply with the IRC protocol and make the network accessible to all IRC clients. These limits are as follows:

Limit Type Maximum Limit
Number of channels you can be in 100
Number of bans (+b) on a channel 60
Number of excepts (+e) on a channel 60
Number of invite excepts (+I) on a channel 60
Length of a channel name 32 characters
Length of a topic 307 characters
Length of a kick message 307 characters
Length of an away message 307 characters
Number of simultaneous mode changes 12
Number of simultaneous users/channels (targets) per PRIVMSG 20
Number of nicks in watch list 128
Number of nicks in silence list 15
Days before an unused nickname drops 60
Days before an unused channel drops 60
Number of nicks in a single nickname group 60
Number of entries in a nickname’s access list 32
Number of channels registered to a single nickname 20
Number of entries in a single channel’s access list 1024
Number of entries on a single channel’s akick list 64
Number of memos a user may store 20
Number of entries on a single channel’s badwords list 32
Number of connections from a single IP address 8

If you need clarification on any of these limits, please come and see us in #help on irc.geekshed.net.