On Mon, Apr 24, 2000 at 10:24:13AM -0700, Murugan Krishnan wrote:
> I need to set up a Unix based chat server which I havent done before.
>
> What should I need to know or look for whicle setting up and adminstering
> the chat server.
>
> Appriciate your tips.
> :-)
> Thanks
> Murugan
>
Murugan,
I guess this message should have gone to the [EMAIL PROTECTED] rather
than the redhat-devel list. In any case, first of all try to dedicate a box to the
IRC server in order to avoid security issues. IRC is usually a security hassle, and
by running it on its own without any other service in the box you limit any possible
problems. Besides, this way you can also isolate the box by using ipchains or simply
a Cisco router. Second, download and install an IRC daemon, such as ircd. Check out
these pages:
http://marshallnet.linux.tucows.com/conhtml/ser_irc.html
http://www.freshmeat.net/appindex/daemons/irc.html
Finally, make sure you read the documentation for the daemon you choose, and
also brush up on IRC commands:
http://www.geocities.com/~mirc/irc.html
http://www.geocities.com/~mirc/cmds.html`
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