Hmm, I would not consider this +x mode option to be a way for users to feel 100% seure on Undernet, there are many ways a users real address could be discovered. This is more like a luxury of being able to change hosts. That's my opinion.
Cheers, notnet ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Evans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "net" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Cosmin Marcu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 4:09 PM Subject: Re: [Coder-Com] +x mode (bug?) > Sounds like a way to still find out people's hosts.. Maybe not always doable > but it would work in theory. Assuming everyone can only get one username, why > have that in there? > > net wrote: > > > No, it's made to make sure you don't just set +x and evade the ban for your > > original host. > > > > Cheers, > > notnet > > Developer, Astrolink IRC Network > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Cosmin Marcu" > > To: > > Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 1:59 PM > > Subject: [Coder-Com] +x mode (bug?) > > > > > > > > >Hello. > > >Today I found somenthing strange with the +x mode. > > >After logging in to X and seting +x mode I tried to > > >join a channel on which my real hostname was banned. > > >The strange thing is that I couldn't join even if I > > >had that username.users.undernet.org hostname. > > >Is this a bug? > > > -- > James Evans > PGP? http://www.lehigh.edu/~jae7/pgpkey.asc > >
