>X-Originating-IP: [64.128.185.169] >From: "John Yonn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [User-Com] A suggestion, Open SSL Sockets. >Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 03:01:02 -0500 >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 27 Nov 2001 08:01:02.0455 (UTC) >FILETIME=[A84C6070:01C17719] >Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >X-Undernet-List: user-com > >Hi, >I was noticing today that some of the major IRC clients (BitchX, X-Chat, >etc..) have started to support OpenSSL connections (connections to the IRC >server that are encrypted in both directions to prevent interception of >communications along the route). I also noticed that UnrealIRCD currently >supports it, and I've tried it out on a couple really tiny networks. It >seems like a really good idea to offer a seperate port for SSL >communication for users that value their privacy. I was also curious if >UnderNets Server to Server communications are encrypted or not? if not, >I'd like to see both client<->server and server<->server encryption on >undernet one day. I think OpenSSL is the best way because it's already >widely supported by clients, and in the early phases of server side usage, >oh, and it's free for such purposes. Just my opinions as a loyal undernet >user. If you wish to contact me, I'm usualy in #eggdrop (I'm an op there) >under the hostmask: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Feel >free to send me a privmsg or jump in the channel and ask for me. > >Thanks for listening to and supporting the users, even if this request >gets declined. We owe the user committee alot for their hard work for >really low pay ;-) > >Thanks, >John > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > >-- >To unsubscribe send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the command >"unsubscribe user-com" (no quotes) in the body of your message.
