Why do I get these [freenode-info] messages sometimes when I join a channel, or during a netsplit?
freenode-info contain important, non-time-critical information for freenode users. They’re designed to appear with varying, random frequency and are sent using numeric 477. You’re most likely to see them on your channel window around the time when you join a channel, or occasionally while rejoining from a netsplit. If you find them extremely annoying, we provide a set of scripts to allow you to turn them off, but we strongly urge that you leave them turned on. Otherwise, you may miss an essential notification, and your reliable, timely access to the freenode network may be impaired. • I’m getting a lot of spam/porn/blank messages. What can I do to block them? Sometimes freenode has to deal with infestations of spam bots. These bots often join large channels to get lists of people to spam via private message. We’re working on long-term solutions to the problem. In the meantime, your best bet is to register your IRC nickname and do the standard setup, then set your user mode to +E to fil
