Re: IRC protocols and insecurity

[David Coppa <caff () openbeer it>]

* Barrie Dempster (barrie () reboot-robot net) wrote:

> You can setup most IRC servers with an SSL option and you could force
> users to use this, therefore it would all be encrypted.
>
> If you pick a well maintained actively developed IRC server, it will be
> just as secure as any other service you run, in essence. Also running
> the server locally rather than using MSN or other clients that rely on
> external servers will mean you can A: trust the servers fully and B:
> control them and maintain them yourself.

 http://bahamut-inet6.sourceforge.net/

 Used on Azzurra.org IRC network, not a bad choice...

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