Hello, We at AlphaChat/WyldRyde would like to welcome all former grove.io users to the network! If you would like to make a web chat for your website or organization, go to this link and follow the instructions on the page to create your own web chat. AlphaChat’s services are free of charge. You will never [...]
On August 1st, 2012, WyldRyde switched to ShadowIRCd and linked with AlphaChat. With this partnership comes many new and exciting things for WyldRyde and it’s users. Feel free to explore the new network by typing /list. Some channels you may want to check out include #Lobby, #AlphaChat, #SSL, #nttalk, and #McInTEC. If you haven’t already [...]
Last month, WyldRyde transitioned from Anope services to Atheme services. This is part of our effort to modernize the network and add more features to WyldRyde. Originally we planned to switch from UnrealIRCd to InspIRCd. However, due to InspIRCd’s increasing amount of bugs and other issues, we decided to go with ShadowIRCd. ShadowIRCd is an [...]
As you may or may have not noticed, the AlphaChat team has recently taken over WyldRyde. Since Jeff and the other staff no longer have enough time to administer WyldRyde, we will be doing so. Of course, this will bring about changes. However, we very much so believe these changes will benefit the network greatly. [...]
Just a quick security alert for anyone running UnrealIRCd 3.2.8.1, I recieved an email this morning stating that for the past 8 months the UnrealIRCd download has been tainted. It has been tampered with and included a backdoor trojan which allows a person to execute ANY command with the privileges of the user running the ircd. The [...]
If you had your Ustream channel page redirected to WyldRyde you were probably surprised to find out this evening that your Ustream flash chat no longer goes to WyldRyde but to Ustream’s own chat server instead. Ustream launched a redesign minutes ago and reset all the chat rooms back to their own chat server. Apparently, [...]
LIVE from the North Pole, Santa Claus is streaming video and chatting on WyldRyde everyday from 6pm-12am EST/3pm-9pm PST until December 24th! Bring the kids and join the fun at http://www.wyldryde.org/channels/santa/! Brought to you by TheSquirrelCam.com, Ustream.TV and WyldRyde IRC Network!
An error in CTCP handling has been discovered in the Quassel IRC client that allows attackers to send IRC messages as you. All Quassel users are encouraged to update their client immediately.
Version 3.4.2 of KVIrc was released and contains mostly bug fixes, reports the KVIrc web site. However, all KVIrc users are encouraged to upgrade as this update comes after published reports of a vulnerability that affected earlier versions.
Tarig Bur, 33, Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada has been sentenced to serve four months in prison and three years’ probation after pleading guilty to distributing child pornography. The Huntsville Forester reports, that he was targeted for investigation after an undercover detective witnessed him try to lure young children on an internet relay chat room.
