On Mon, 19 Oct 1998, Jaana Jarve wrote:
>
> apologies in advance, if this is not linux-related enough...
> but are they? i have searched but there's not much info
> on this topic. the few sysadmins i know say only that
> "eggdrops are a nuisance" and there's some truth in it
> but exactly where are the security holes to watch out for?
>
I believe (although I haven't looked in to it closely) that eggdrops are
not inherently insecure. A badly written eggdrop may well be a security
risk in that it may compromise the account of the user who is running it,
but I don't see how it can do more than that.
Eggdrops are, however, a nuisance. Also, they have a habit of encouraging
script kiddies to look at your machine.
--
Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On the whole, I'd rather be in Philadelphia.
-- W.C. Fields' epitaph
