IRC

lovsn · Post by **lovsn** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 11:40 am

As i don't know what IRC is, I presume this means something interesting to someone

"
Messaging protocol IRC to be enabled on the ResNet - 28 November 2005

The use of some messaging applications has been made difficult for customers of the ResNet service since the IRC protocol was disabled. This protocol is going to be re-enabled today at 12:00 in response to requests by students who have attended the ResNet Focus Group meetings on Wednesdays at 12:30.

IRC was disabled some time ago in order to resolve an incident. A form of virus seemed to be exploiting this way of communicating on the network and was damaging performance. Since we no longer have evidence that this is the case it is clearly appropriate to re-enable use of IRC. We hope that our customers will find this a useful improvement.

Mon, 28 Nov 2005"

edit : searches google...... ahhhhh.......*now gets it*

Saberwing · Post by **Saberwing** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 11:50 am

Ha, the IRC server I've been using this whole time has been working anyway...ah well.

CrAzYfOoL · Post by **CrAzYfOoL** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 12:42 pm

lol whooo now we can use IRC "whithin" the constraints of the AUP

Post by **BigG** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 12:53 pm

*cough*xdcc*cough*

CrAzYfOoL · Post by **CrAzYfOoL** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 12:57 pm

yep **cough!!! splutter **

echelon · Post by **echelon** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 2:45 pm

BigG I use that that more than BT at the moment

n I'm off campus

also should allow on-campus users access to IRC channels like the comp socs channels.. so definetly very good news.. its an improvement..

yoinkster · Post by **yoinkster** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 3:46 pm

IRC was disabled some time ago in order to resolve an incident. A form of virus seemed to be exploiting this way of communicating on the network and was damaging performance. Since we no longer have evidence that this is the case it is clearly appropriate to re-enable use of IRC. We hope that our customers will find this a useful improvement.

in other words "someone played with our toys and somehow blocked IRC, we have now found the rule that blocks IRC and we will try to make it sound as though we are doing someething really useful in a lame attempt at getting the resnet users back on our side. please tell us we are good."

echelon · Post by **echelon** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 5:05 pm

u're sooo mean... lol

yoinkster++

CrAzYfOoL · Post by **CrAzYfOoL** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 7:06 pm

EDITED DUE TO ITS SPIES

hehehe

yoinkster · Post by **yoinkster** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 8:32 pm

i suggest not talking about it in here since there are for sure ITS spies on here {of that i am 100% sure, not even 99.99% but 100%} so be careful what you say

CrAzYfOoL · Post by **CrAzYfOoL** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 1:51 am

suppose so good point

echelon · Post by **echelon** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 11:51 pm

u gonna send me a private message with the content of that post???

CrAzYfOoL · Post by **CrAzYfOoL** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 12:33 am

lol

if u realllllllllllly want

echelon · Post by **echelon** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 1:28 am

CrAzYfOoL wrote:lol if u realllllllllllly want

yes I do.. this is a reminder to do so

CrAzYfOoL · Post by **CrAzYfOoL** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 9:31 am

lol ok ill inform u of the dramatic contents laters when i can be assed to write a pm