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About irc.voat.co

Post by derram »

I've seen this url popping up in various places today. Apparently Voat has had an super secret irc server and it's still up. Being a regular irc user and curious, I decided to look into it.

Turns out the server has only been up since May.

The mystery IRC server is run by The Imperial Family Companies (formerly London Trust Media Holdings)

They own PIA, which is the company that fucked Voat out of funding, and they also own freenode. Freenode being the irc network reddit has always used.

TIFC is currently running market research on dumbing down IRC for the masses and trying to "introduce new building blocks to bring IRC features up to par with today’s alternative messaging apps and platforms" and get them implemented upstream: https://www.irc.com/
Linking into an existing network with an established userbase will allow us to test new IRC features and receive feedback quickly. We don’t want to take over the existing network, we want irc.com to run side by side, each with its own identity.
Best case this is a company using Voat users for market research, worst case it's a full on Candid situation.
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Re: About irc.voat.co

Post by derram »

Oh yeah, forgot this:

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Re: About irc.voat.co

Post by MadWorld »

derram wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:04 am Oh yeah, forgot this:

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The irc.voat.co was created on 2020-05-26. It was first seen around 2020-06-16. The irc.imperialfamily.com was first seen around 2020-06-12, very much in sync with irc.voat.co.

The log from main:

IFC Operator

https://irc.voat.co/#/chan-3
#voat
Operator: whistler
Host mask: [email protected] (irc.voat.co ip)
Real name: Give me upvotes please.
Channels: +#shells #hackernews #music #cryptocurrency @#voat #handshake #dnslive #ifc
Connected to: irc.imperialfamily.com (The Imperial Family Companies IRC Server)
Connected at: 17 December 2020, 03:25:15
Idle since: 17 December 2020, 03:25:15


Voat log

11:44 Network created, connecting to irc.voat.co:9998...
11:44 Connected to the network.
11:44 -irc.voat.co- *** Ident disabled, not checking ident
11:44 -irc.voat.co- *** Looking up your hostname...
11:44 -irc.voat.co- *** Found your hostname: irc.voat.co
11:44 -irc.voat.co- CGI:IRC host/IP set to jbnc.ea066b 51.75.144.43
11:44 -irc.voat.co- *** You are exempt from user limits
11:44 -irc.voat.co- *** You are exempt from flood limits
11:44 -irc.voat.co- *** You are exempt from resvs
11:44 You're now known as PS
11:44 [003]This server was created Tue May 26 2020 at 22:18:54 EDT
11:44 [004]irc.voat.co TOC-ONE DQRSZagilopswz CFILMOPQRSTbcefgijklmnopqrstvz bkloveqjfI
11:44 [251]There are 10 users and 61 invisible on 12 servers
11:44 [252]9 IRC Operators online
11:44 [254]62 channels formed
11:44 [255]I have 5 clients and 3 servers
11:44 [265]5 5 Current local users 5, max 5
11:44 [266]71 184 Current global users 71, max 184
11:44 [250]Highest connection count: 8 (5 clients) (49 connections received)
11:44 *** ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│ VOAT │
├─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ irc.voat.co │
│ 6667 / +6697 (SSL) │
│ +9998 (SSL + JBNC) │
┌──────┴─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ GREATEST OF ALL TIME │
Web │ https://voat.co
Chat │ https://irc.voat.co
├────────────────────────────────────────────┤
Rooms │ #voat #whatever │
│ │
├────────────────────────────────────────────┤
Admins │ PuttItOut │
└────────────────────────────────────────────┘

This server provides Always On Access.
Connect to this server on port 9998 (SSL) and
Enter a password upon connecting from your
IRC client.
You can use password/buffernames
it will keep playback buffers seperate for each /buffername
...


IFC Other Operators

#ifc( Imperial Family Companies ) :: ~ LuXy ~ :: Music: #music | DNS Live
Operators:

Eloah
Logged in as: Eloah
Host mask: [email protected]
Real name: ...
Channels: @#shells @#ifc
Operator: is an IRC Operator
Secure connection: Yes
Connected to: irc.shells.net (Shells IRC Server)
Connected at: 16 December 2020, 00:21:40
Idle since: 16 December 2020, 04:10:44

MagicalTux
Host mask: ~[email protected]
Real name: MagicalTux
Channels: #music @#shells @#ifc #hackernews
Secure connection: Yes
Connected to: irc.imperialfamily.com (The Imperial Family Companies IRC Server)
Connected at: 19 November 2020, 07:53:25
Idle since: 19 November 2020, 07:53:31

nirvana
Logged in as: nirvana
Host mask: ~[email protected]
Real name: HOLY SHIT IM A CARTOON BOYS, WHAT DID WE DO
Channels: @#nerds @#help #hackernews @#shells #music #krustykrab @#ifc #handshake #dnslive
Operator: is an IRC Operator
Away: [auto-away]
Connected to: irc.imperialfamily.com (The Imperial Family Companies IRC Server)
Connected at: 13 December 2020, 01:40:30
Idle since: 30 December 2020, 18:12:40

poison
Logged in as: poison
Host mask: ~[email protected]
Real name: ...
Channels: @#shells @#ifc
Operator: is an IRC Operator
Connected to: irc.imperialfamily.com (The Imperial Family Companies IRC Server)
Connected at: 16 November 2020, 23:52:57
Idle since: 30 December 2020, 06:37:18

rasengan
Host mask: [email protected]
Real name: rasengan
Channels: @#ifc @#shells #handshake #hackernews #dnslive
Operator: is an IRC Operator
Secure connection: Yes
Connected to: irc.imperialfamily.com (The Imperial Family Companies IRC Server)
Connected at: 28 November 2020, 17:30:23
Idle since: 6 December 2020, 19:14:18
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Re: About irc.voat.co

Post by MadWorld »

XD It is possible that Putt was set up in a bad situation. I did a search on irc.voat.co and found letstoc.com site. The letstoc.com domain was registered on 2020-04-20, has a single page that listed 8 IRC subdomains from 8 different main domains. The IRC list seemed to be its main purpose. Two IRCs were offline, two IRCs required password (no useful log), and 4 IRCs appeared to be setup within seconds of each other. At least 4 IRCs were most likely setup in parallel for the timestamp to be so closely related. These IRCs mixed Voat with IFC, bitcoin, and cannabis. XD Factor in @PuttItOut "big fat BTC wallet", he could be our (((drug lord))). Joke aside, it is very weird to find those IRCs created within seconds of each other. Either Putt did it, or he pointed irc.voat.co to someone's server, which was initialized simultaneously with others.

Considering PIA fucked with Voat, IFC by extension, it is ironic that IFC claimed its IRC purpose was to bring the power back to the people ("We Are Bringing Power Back To The People" --IFC). The namebase.io site also stated a similar statement.

Some more info/log

letstoc.com https://web.archive.org/web/20210101105 ... tstoc.com/

Domain registered on 2020-04-20:

https://archive.md/ITowS
Registered On 2020-04-20
Expires On 2021-04-20
Updated On 2020-12-24

Subdomains mostly offline:
  • www.letstoc.com
  • letstoc.com (single page listing 8 IRCs)
  • bcoin.letstoc.com (offline)
  • jobo.letstoc.com (offline)
  • dev.letstoc.com (offline)
  • miami.letstoc.com (offline)

IRC listed on its main page
(at least 4 IRCs were created within seconds of each other)
  • irc.bitcoin.com (This server was created Wed May 27 2020 at 02:18:55 UTC)
  • irc.imperialfamily.com (This server was created Tue May 26 2020 at 21:18:54 CDT (May 27 2020 02:18:54 UTC))
  • irc.voat.co (This server was created Tue May 26 2020 at 22:18:54 EDT (May 27 2020 02:18:54 UTC))
  • irc.merryjane.com (BAD PASSWORD, first seen 2020-06-03)
  • irc.charactermedia.com (offline, first seen 2020-04-30, last seen 2020-12-22)
  • irc.namebase.io (BAD PASSWORD, first seen 2020-05-05)
  • irc.bcoin.io (offline, first seen 2020-06-03, last seen 2020-11-23)
  • irc.lfa.com (This server was created Tue May 26 2020 at 22:18:53 EDT (May 27 2020 02:18:53 UTC))
IRC Log

irc.imperialfamily.com
("We Are Bringing Power Back To The People" --IFC)

10:50 Network created, connecting to irc.imperialfamily.com:9998...
10:50 Connected to the network.
10:50 -irc.imperialfamily.com- *** Ident disabled, not checking ident
10:50 -irc.imperialfamily.com- *** Looking up your hostname...
10:50 -irc.imperialfamily.com- *** Couldn't look up your hostname
10:50 -irc.imperialfamily.com- CGI:IRC host/IP set to jbnc.6d8106 2a0b:f4c2::1
10:50 -irc.imperialfamily.com- *** You are exempt from user limits
10:50 -irc.imperialfamily.com- *** You are exempt from flood limits
10:50 -irc.imperialfamily.com- *** You are exempt from resvs
10:50 You're now known as --
10:50 [003]This server was created Tue May 26 2020 at 21:18:54 CDT
10:50 [004]irc.imperialfamily.com TOC-ONE DQRSZagilopswz CFILMOPQRSTbcefgijklmnopqrstvz bkloveqjfI
10:50 [251]There are 10 users and 79 invisible on 12 servers
10:50 [252]9 IRC Operators online
10:50 [254]62 channels formed
10:50 [255]I have 20 clients and 3 servers
10:50 [265]20 32 Current local users 20, max 32
10:50 [266]89 184 Current global users 89, max 184
10:50 [250]Highest connection count: 34 (32 clients) (9531 connections received)
10:50 ***
___ _ _
|_ _|_ __ ___ _ __ ___ _ __(_) __ _| |
| || '_ ` _ \| '_ \ / _ \ '__| |/ _` | |
| || | | | | | |_) | __/ | | | (_| | |
|___|_| |_| |_| .__/ \___|_| |_|\__,_|_|
|_|
_____ _ _
| ___|_ _ _ __ ___ (_) |_ _
| |_ / _` | '_ ` _ \| | | | | |
| _| (_| | | | | | | | | |_| |
|_| \__,_|_| |_| |_|_|_|\__, |
|___/
____ _
/ ___|___ _ __ ___ _ __ __ _ _ __ (_) ___ ___
| | / _ \| '_ ` _ \| '_ \ / _` | '_ \| |/ _ \/ __|
| |__| (_) | | | | | | |_) | (_| | | | | | __/\__ \.
\____\___/|_| |_| |_| .__/ \__,_|_| |_|_|\___||___/
|_|

We Are Bringing Power
Back To The People

Part of the World's Decentralized IRC Network

Host: irc.imperialfamily.com
Ports: 6667, 6668, 6669, +6697 (ssl), 7000
Your Operators:
rasengan
mrinfinity
MagicalTux
meno
poison

Rules: Nothing illegal
Staff may disconnect users at anytime

Usage of this server is a privilege and not a right.
IRC is a transit (relay). No person or entity involved
with this server is responsible for the
actions of any user. Use of this network is at your
own risk. No warranty is expressed or implied.

By using this server, you agree to indemnify and hold
harmless any person or entity involved with this
server.

Great Channels:

#IFC - Our HQ
#Network - Network HQ

irc.voat.co

11:44 Network created, connecting to irc.voat.co:9998...
11:44 Connected to the network.
11:44 -irc.voat.co- *** Ident disabled, not checking ident
11:44 -irc.voat.co- *** Looking up your hostname...
11:44 -irc.voat.co- *** Found your hostname: irc.voat.co
11:44 -irc.voat.co- CGI:IRC host/IP set to jbnc.ea066b 51.75.144.43
11:44 -irc.voat.co- *** You are exempt from user limits
11:44 -irc.voat.co- *** You are exempt from flood limits
11:44 -irc.voat.co- *** You are exempt from resvs
11:44 You're now known as --
11:44 [003]This server was created Tue May 26 2020 at 22:18:54 EDT
11:44 [004]irc.voat.co TOC-ONE DQRSZagilopswz CFILMOPQRSTbcefgijklmnopqrstvz bkloveqjfI
11:44 [251]There are 10 users and 61 invisible on 12 servers
11:44 [252]9 IRC Operators online
11:44 [254]62 channels formed
11:44 [255]I have 5 clients and 3 servers
11:44 [265]5 5 Current local users 5, max 5
11:44 [266]71 184 Current global users 71, max 184
11:44 [250]Highest connection count: 8 (5 clients) (49 connections received)
11:44 *** ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│ VOAT │
├─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ irc.voat.co │
│ 6667 / +6697 (SSL) │
│ +9998 (SSL + JBNC) │
┌──────┴─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ GREATEST OF ALL TIME │
Web │ https://voat.co
Chat │ https://irc.voat.co
├────────────────────────────────────────────┤
Rooms │ #voat #whatever │
│ │
├────────────────────────────────────────────┤
Admins │ PuttItOut │
└────────────────────────────────────────────┘

This server provides Always On Access.
Connect to this server on port 9998 (SSL) and
Enter a password upon connecting from your
IRC client.
You can use password/buffernames
it will keep playback buffers seperate for each /buffername
...

irc.bitcoin.com

11:04 Network created, connecting to irc.bitcoin.com:9998...
11:04 Connected to the network.
11:04 -irc.bitcoin.com- *** Ident disabled, not checking ident
11:04 -irc.bitcoin.com- *** Looking up your hostname...
11:04 -irc.bitcoin.com- *** Found your hostname: irc.bitcoin.com
11:04 -irc.bitcoin.com- CGI:IRC host/IP set to jbnc.05cdc2 192.145.47.196
11:04 -irc.bitcoin.com- *** You are exempt from user limits
11:04 -irc.bitcoin.com- *** You are exempt from flood limits
11:04 -irc.bitcoin.com- *** You are exempt from resvs
11:04 You're now known as --
11:04 [003]This server was created Wed May 27 2020 at 02:18:55 UTC
11:04 [004]irc.bitcoin.com TOC-ONE DQRSZagilopswz CFILMOPQRSTbcefgijklmnopqrstvz bkloveqjfI
11:04 [251]There are 10 users and 80 invisible on 12 servers
11:04 [252]9 IRC Operators online
11:04 [254]62 channels formed
11:04 [255]I have 5 clients and 2 servers
11:04 [265]5 18 Current local users 5, max 18
11:04 [266]90 184 Current global users 90, max 184
11:04 [250]Highest connection count: 20 (18 clients) (266 connections received)
11:04 *** MOTD File is missing


irc.merryjane.com

BAD PASSWORD
(Website about cannabis https://archive.md/OW0jm)
(First seen 2020-06-03, last seen 2020-12-31)


irc.charactermedia.com

offline
(Website about asian americans in entertainment https://archive.md/P1C0J)
(First seen 2020-04-30, last seen 2020-12-22)


irc.namebase.io

BAD PASSWORD
("Own your name on the new Internet", "It’s time to place ownership of the Internet into the hands of people, not corporations or governments." https://archive.md/Ht7XM)
(First seen 2020-05-05, last seen 2020-12-31)


irc.bcoin.io

offline
(First seen 2020-06-03, last seen 2020-11-23)


irc.lfa.com

11:13 Network created, connecting to irc.lfa.com:9998...
11:13 Connected to the network.
11:13 -irc.lfa.com- *** Ident disabled, not checking ident
11:13 -irc.lfa.com- *** Looking up your hostname...
11:13 -irc.lfa.com- *** Found your hostname: irc.lfa.com
11:13 -irc.lfa.com- CGI:IRC host/IP set to jbnc.98f06e 31.220.40.238
11:13 -irc.lfa.com- *** You are exempt from user limits
11:13 -irc.lfa.com- *** You are exempt from flood limits
11:13 -irc.lfa.com- *** You are exempt from resvs
11:13 You're now known as --
11:13 [003]This server was created Tue May 26 2020 at 22:18:53 EDT
11:13 [004]irc.lfa.com TOC-ONE DQRSZagilopswz CFILMOPQRSTbcefgijklmnopqrstvz bkloveqjfI
11:13 [251]There are 10 users and 82 invisible on 12 servers
11:13 [252]9 IRC Operators online
11:13 [254]62 channels formed
11:13 [255]I have 4 clients and 1 servers
11:13 [265]4 4 Current local users 4, max 4
11:13 [266]92 184 Current global users 92, max 184
11:13 [250]Highest connection count: 5 (4 clients) (15 connections received)
11:13 *** MOTD File is missing
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Re: About irc.voat.co

Post by derram »

@MadWorld It's hard to say if the subdomain's creation lines up with when the irc server was setup, and for all we know Putt might not even have access to the domain name host.

What I find weird is that they have access to freenode but they don't seem to have attached their servers there, despite freenode being a very sizable irc network.
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Re: About irc.voat.co

Post by MadWorld »

Yeah it is weird.
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Re: About irc.voat.co

Post by MadWorld »

LOL, someone already brought up the subject of irc.voat.co 10 days ago!

Proof? letstoc. com
irc. voat .co

Who owns that?

imperialfamily. com see "communities" section. edon. garden under investments might also be familiar. (it used to be a contact email listed on the voat faq page).

Why would they stop paying?


imperialfamily.com

Investments
irc.com
strongvc.com
provocateurny.com
kyokan.io
edon.garden
klb.jp/l/en-US/

Media
charactermedia.com
lfa.com
futurefcmma.com/l/en-US

Technology
shells.com
private.sh

Community
letstoc.com
freenode.net
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Re: About irc.voat.co

Post by derram »

@sakuramboo [on aether]
3h ago
When PIA became the "angel investor", this happened when PIA was owned by LTMI Holdings. Putt's announcement was made 12/25/2018. PIA was sold to Kape Technologies the following year on on December 13, 2019.

https://otp.tools.investis.com/clients/ ... id=1352785

Unikmind Holdings Limited has 64% ownership of Kape Technologies.

https://investors.kape.com/significant-shareholders

It was under Kape's ownership that the "angel investor" defaulted on the contract back in March.

Also, IFC was formerly CYPHERPUNK HOLDINGS, LLC, not London Trust Media Holdings.

https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_de/6619666

All that being said, fuck all those companies and everyone involved.
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Re: About irc.voat.co

Post by Monarch981 »

I don't believe it's possible to dumb down irc anymore than it already is.
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Re: About irc.voat.co

Post by BrennKommando »

I don't have a lot to add unless you want speculative ramblings on the timeline of events, but Rasengan was a Voat user and contributed to its code sometimes after PIA got involved.

https://github.com/realrasengan/voatNacl

https://searchvoat.co/search.php?u=realrasengan
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