Re: Why is IRC still around?

[Harry Hoffman <hhoffman () ip-solutions net>]

The fact that it is an open protocol makes it easy to spot, you don't 
look for specific ports you look for specific behavior (i.e. -> privmsg)

Not that I'm saying this should be done. IRC is used by many ppl in very 
 good ways!

I'm just saying that the two points shouldn't be confused. SSL is a bit 
of a different story.

--Harry

Bowes, Ronald (EST) wrote:
[snip]
> So do you intend to scan every computer on the Internet on port 6667, and
> shut down every server found running, the move on to random ports that
> zombies probably use, and start attacking sites that provide open source
> clients that use an open protocol?

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