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Michael Weinberg  
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 More options May 7, 6:02 pm
From: "Michael Weinberg" <mich...@personaltelco.net>
Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 15:02:44 -0700
Local: Wed, May 7 2008 6:02 pm
Subject: Re: [ptp-general] Re: No IRC at Red and Black

On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 2:24 PM, Daniel Johnson <tekno...@gmail.com> wrote:

>  On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 4:14 PM, Stefan Mintier <smint...@gmail.com> wrote:
>  > No Java means no IRC at red and black.
>  > If someone wants to send me the pass word and info on how to get a terminal
>  > window here I'll install it.
>  > Stefan

>  IRC is an insecure protocol.  I won't use it on wifi.  I ssh to
>  another machine, and use it via that.

IRC does not require any logins nor is it secure on the server side,
so ssh does not make it any more secure. When using IRC you should
never transmit any secret/secure information. If the end point is
insecure, adding security in between your computer and the end point
really doesn't enhance security.
--
Michael Weinberg
President
Personal Telco Project, Inc.

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