IRC and Security

[Jon Gefaell]

In article <5077:Mar1805:03:4491 at kramden.acf.nyu.edu> brnstnd at kramden.acf.nyu.edu (Dan Bernstein) writes:
>contribute so strongly to illegal behavior: any communications medium
>will suffer some amount of abuse. However, a sysadmin paid to maintain
>computers for instruction and research is perfectly justified in cutting
>off the entire IRC system rather than trying to weed out the valid use
>from the chaff. On USENET it's at least practical to carry only comp.*
>and news.*; IRC has no comparable ability.

Design, implement, and enforce local site standards. It's YOUR CONCERN, and
it's YOUR JOB.

>
>You may argue that it's not your responsibility to worry about illegal
>behavior. You just shouldn't criticize those who do.

You are the one calling it illegal behaviour. Those of us with a clue know
better.

>
>---Dan


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