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  1. Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!europa.asd.contel.com!paladin.american.edu!auvm!VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU!VALDIS
  3. Organization: Virginia Polytechnic Institute
  4. Message-ID: <930125.170139.EST.VALDIS@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu>
  5. Newsgroups: bit.listserv.relusr-l
  6. Date:         Mon, 25 Jan 1993 17:01:39 EST
  7. Sender:       Relay Users Forum <RELUSR-L@NCSUVM.BITNET>
  8. From:         Valdis Kletnieks <VALDIS@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU>
  9. Subject:      Re: Relay Ops and IRC Equivalent
  10. In-Reply-To:  Message of Mon, 25 Jan 1993 19:15:27 GMT from <ckd@EFF.ORG>
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  13. On Mon, 25 Jan 1993 19:15:27 GMT Christopher Davis said:
  14. >If you want a quiet channel for people to converse, and you don't want
  15. >anyone kicking, or whatever, start your channel, invite some people, and
  16. >don't give anyone else channel operator!
  17.  
  18. Chris:
  19.  
  20. Does this mean that the IRC folk *finally* plugged that little hole that
  21. allowe basically anybody to seize  channel operator privs whether or not
  22. you wanted to grant them?
  23.  
  24. A note to all:
  25.  
  26. Security-wise, IRC leaks like a sieve.  Take note of this anytime you
  27. *think* you know who you're talking to...
  28.  
  29.                                   Valdis Kletnieks
  30.                                   Computer Systems Engineer
  31.                                   Virginia Polytechnic Institute
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