I have run UnrealIRCD for 3 years now, and I am not aware of any way that it can be used to spam, I do know that services packages like Epona and the like can be configured to email new members at the email address they provide. I guess it is possible that someone could abuse this, however I see no way for a spammer to use that as a means to get any message out besides the standard nickserv request. Robert. -----Original Message----- From: Alex Lambert [mailto:alambertat_private] Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 8:41 AM To: Bronek Kozicki; incidentsat_private Subject: Re: sending out spam through IRC server ? Bronek Kozicki wrote: > 2. Faerion IRC daemon ver. 1.17.6 . I installed it and configured for > handling only local chat sessions (not connected to any IRC network) > > What I'm asking you for, is to tell me if it is possible to use IRC > daemon for sending out spam ? I do not know much about configuring IRC > daemon so there might be some settings that I left default=unsecure . Are you running an IRC services package? If so, you might want to check to see if the software is sending out verification e-mails for newly registered nicknames. apl ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- <Pre>Lose another weekend managing your IDS? Take back your personal time. 15-day free trial of StillSecure Border Guard.</Pre> <A href="http://www.securityfocus.com/stillsecure"> http://www.securityfocus.com/stillsecure </A> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- <Pre>Lose another weekend managing your IDS? Take back your personal time. 15-day free trial of StillSecure Border Guard.</Pre> <A href="http://www.securityfocus.com/stillsecure"> http://www.securityfocus.com/stillsecure </A>
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