Banned for spamming?

[Fuzzypig]

I tried to log onto the efnet irc server today and was immediately disconnected with the message : BANNED Spamming is not allowed.

I have only been on efnet once, on #badlogic

Full log:

Log Opened: Thu Mar 16 18:44:03 2006
03/16/06 18:44:03 [ka] join (#badlogic) Fuzzypig (Blahboyban@68.120.204.174)
03/16/06 18:44:03 [ka] topic for (#badlogic) (http://forum.bad-logic.com/ | Smarties pwn M&Ms pwn StarBurst pwn Skittles pwn Avinash)
03/16/06 18:44:04 [ka] topic by (|Blitz!blitz_dotn@84-217-119-104.tn.glocalnet.net) (Tue Mar 14 09:12:04 2006)
03/16/06 18:44:04 [ka] You're not opped on #badlogic
03/16/06 18:44:04 [ka] hash (#badlogic) 0.331sec (14)
03/16/06 18:44:04 [ka] mode (#badlogic) (+sptnl 19)
03/16/06 18:44:04
03/16/06 18:44:12 <Fuzzypig>
03/16/06 18:44:25 <Fuzzypig> Zire? you're here too?
03/16/06 18:44:48 <Fuzzypig> How many irc windows do you have open all the time?!!
03/16/06 18:44:55 <Fuzzypig> XD
03/16/06 18:45:13
03/16/06 18:45:13 ÚÄÄÄÄÄù ú .
03/16/06 18:45:13 ³ Zire . HydraIRC@c223-151-70-80.bjare.net ()
03/16/06 18:45:13
03/16/06 18:45:13 | realname í J
03/16/06 18:45:13 : channels ì +#badlogic
03/16/06 18:45:13 . server øù. irc.efnet.pl (ATMAN, Warsaw, Poland)
03/16/06 18:45:13 ÀÄÄÄÄÄù ú . ú ø
03/16/06 18:45:20
03/16/06 18:45:20 ÚÄÄÄÄÄù ú .
03/16/06 18:45:20 ³ Zire . HydraIRC@c223-151-70-80.bjare.net ()
03/16/06 18:45:20
03/16/06 18:45:20 | realname í J
03/16/06 18:45:20 : channels ì +#badlogic
03/16/06 18:45:20 . server øù. irc.efnet.pl (ATMAN, Warsaw, Poland)
03/16/06 18:45:20 idle í 2h 14m 38s (signon: 3d 5h 31m 18s ago)
03/16/06 18:45:20
03/16/06 18:45:20 ÀÄÄÄÄÄù ú . ú ø
03/16/06 18:46:11 <+nodtveidt> ...
03/16/06 18:46:18 <Fuzzypig> ...+.
03/16/06 18:46:21 øùú nodtveidt slaps Zire around a bit with a large whale
03/16/06 18:46:26 <Fuzzypig>
03/16/06 18:46:34 <Fuzzypig> WHALE?!!
03/16/06 18:46:42 <+nodtveidt> trout just aint good enough
03/16/06 18:46:48 <Fuzzypig> XD
03/16/06 18:47:07 øùú Fuzzypig slaps nodtveidt with a hippo
03/16/06 18:47:17 <+nodtveidt> ...
03/16/06 18:47:19 <+nodtveidt> :/
03/16/06 18:47:51 øùú Fuzzypig 's hippo chomps off head. You die
03/16/06 18:48:01 <Fuzzypig> Play again?
03/16/06 18:48:01 [ka] nick(nodtveidt) to (nodt|dead)
03/16/06 18:48:10 <+nodt|dead> well it's time for bed anyways. l8r party people
03/16/06 18:48:20 <+nodt|dead> zire, get yer ass back in here, NOW
03/16/06 18:48:23 øùú nodt|dead out
03/16/06 18:48:46 [ka] ctcp (Zire) PAGE
03/16/06 18:48:47 [ka] ctcp (ERRMSG) Zire (Unknown/Unsupported CTCP Command)
03/16/06 18:49:06 <Fuzzypig> ctcp eat zire
03/16/06 18:49:14 [ka] ctcp (eat) ZIRE
03/16/06 18:49:43 [ka] ctcp (Zire) EAT
03/16/06 18:49:44 [ka] ctcp (ERRMSG) Zire (Unknown/Unsupported CTCP Command)
03/16/06 18:50:45 <Fuzzypig> ZIRE!!!!!!!!!~!!!!!!!!E!ED!!!!!!K!S!!!!IO!W!EE!IO!!!!!
03/16/06 18:51:10 <Fuzzypig> %$#*
03/16/06 18:55:24 [ka] signoff nodt|dead (Ping timeout: 264 seconds)
03/16/06 19:00:00 [ka] timestamp 7:00pm (16mar06)
03/16/06 19:01:23 øùú Fuzzypig is gone, autoaway/10m (l!on)
03/16/06 19:51:57 <Fuzzypig> If SwedenTime > 3:00 am then Zire = asleep
03/16/06 19:52:52 <Fuzzypig> Do until SwedenTime >= 8:00 am
03/16/06 19:52:57 <Fuzzypig> Sleep zire
03/16/06 19:53:00 <Fuzzypig> loop
03/16/06 19:53:08 <Fuzzypig> lol
03/16/06 19:53:15 <Fuzzypig> end lol
03/16/06 19:53:23 <Fuzzypig> end
Log Closed: Thu Mar 16 19:53:25 2006
Log Opened: Sat Mar 18 20:14:07 2006
03/18/06 20:14:07 [ka] join (#badlogic) Fuzzypig (n=Fuzzypig@adsl-63-198-106-143.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net)
03/18/06 20:14:07 [ka] mode (#badlogic) +ns (zelazny.freenode.net)
03/18/06 20:14:07 [ka] hash (#badlogic) 0.781sec (1)
03/18/06 20:14:07 [ka] mode (#badlogic) (+sn )
03/18/06 20:14:07
03/18/06 20:14:09 [ka] mode (#badlogic) +stn (Fuzzypig)
Log Closed: Sat Mar 18 20:14:14 2006
Log Opened: Mon Mar 20 19:08:50 2006
03/20/06 19:08:50 [ka] join (#badlogic) Fuzzypig (i=Blahboyb@68.120.204.104)
03/20/06 19:08:50 [ka] mode (#badlogic) +ns (calvino.freenode.net)
03/20/06 19:08:51 [ka] hash (#badlogic) 0.22sec (1)
03/20/06 19:08:51 [ka] mode (#badlogic) (+sn )
03/20/06 19:08:51
Log Closed: Mon Mar 20 19:08:53 2006
Log Opened: Mon Mar 20 19:09:08 2006
03/20/06 19:09:08 [ka] join (#badlogic) Fuzzypig (i=Blahboyb@68.120.204.104)
03/20/06 19:09:08 [ka] mode (#badlogic) +ns (calvino.freenode.net)
03/20/06 19:09:08 [ka] hash (#badlogic) 0.22sec (1)
03/20/06 19:09:08 [ka] mode (#badlogic) (+sn )
03/20/06 19:09:08
03/20/06 19:09:08 [ka] mode (#badlogic) +stn (Fuzzypig)
03/20/06 19:09:08 [ka] join (#badlogic) Fuzzypig (Blahboyban@68.120.204.104)
03/20/06 19:09:08 [ka] hash (#badlogic) 0.821sec (1)
03/20/06 19:09:08 [ka] mode (#badlogic) (+ )
03/20/06 19:09:08
Log Closed: Mon Mar 20 19:09:09 2006

I don't see any reason why I should have been banned. Please tell me why I was banned.

[wundr]

I tried to log onto the efnet irc server today and was immediately disconnected with the message : BANNED Spamming is not allowed.

Instead of being banned from "the efnet irc server", you were probably banned from one of the many efnet IRC servers. Each server has its own rules, it's own policies, its own staff, and its own bans. Try connecting to a different server, and you may be able to get on.

Also, the ban does not necessarily mean that you specifically were spamming. It could mean that someone using your ISP was spamming, and that person got your whole ISP banned, or maybe people using your ISP in your area. Once you get on another efnet irc server, you can /stats p <irc server you were banned on>. For example:" /stats p irc.blackened.com ". That will give you a list of the IRC operators on that server and their idle time in seconds. /msg them and politely ask them about the ban.

If you can't get on using any of the 50 or so servers, you can also use http://chat.efnet.org to get on IRC and then you can contact an oper.

[munky]

"spamming is not allowed" generally comes from an automated ban by TCM or other monitor bot.
if you change targets often and quickly (a lot of /joins, sending messages to many channels or users in a short period, etc), it generates a server message warning of spamming action. often bots will kline on this automatically.
if this happened by mistake, connect to another server, or use http://chat.efnet.org and use /stats p [irc.server.name] to contact an operator from the server from which you were banned to have the ban lifted.