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- From: ckd@eff.org (Christopher Davis)
- Subject: Re: Relay Ops and IRC Equivalent
- In-Reply-To: Valdis Kletnieks's message of Mon, 25 Jan 1993 17:01:39 EST
- Message-ID: <CKD.93Jan25202735@loiosh.eff.org>
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- Organization: Electronic Frontier Foundation Tech Central
- References: <930125.170139.EST.VALDIS@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 01:27:37 GMT
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- VK> == Valdis Kletnieks <VALDIS@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU>
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- ckd> If you want a quiet channel for people to converse, and you don't
- ckd> want anyone kicking, or whatever, start your channel, invite some
- ckd> people, and don't give anyone else channel operator!
-
- VK> Does this mean that the IRC folk *finally* plugged that little hole
- VK> that allowe basically anybody to seize channel operator privs whether
- VK> or not you wanted to grant them?
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- Pretty much. Obviously, a compromised server can still get you, given the
- current trust model. And in any case, most IRC operators are more than
- willing to stomp on people who use down-rev servers to get channel op.
-
- VK> Security-wise, IRC leaks like a sieve. Take note of this anytime you
- VK> *think* you know who you're talking to...
-
- Given the passwords some people use, the same applies to ANY computerized
- communication, including talk, BITNET Relay, IRC...
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