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IRC

Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 11:40 am
by lovsn
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*

Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 11:50 am
by Saberwing
Ha, the IRC server I've been using this whole time has been working anyway...ah well.

Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 12:42 pm
by CrAzYfOoL
lol whooo now we can use IRC "whithin" the constraints of the AUP :lol:

Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 12:53 pm
by BigG
*cough*xdcc*cough*

Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 12:57 pm
by CrAzYfOoL
yep **cough!!! splutter ** :lol:

Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 2:45 pm
by echelon
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..

Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 3:46 pm
by yoinkster
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."

:D

Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 5:05 pm
by echelon
u're sooo mean... lol

yoinkster++

Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 7:06 pm
by CrAzYfOoL
EDITED DUE TO ITS SPIES :o hehehe :lol:

Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 8:32 pm
by yoinkster
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 ;)

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 1:51 am
by CrAzYfOoL
suppose so good point ;)

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 11:51 pm
by echelon
u gonna send me a private message with the content of that post??? :P

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 12:33 am
by CrAzYfOoL
lol ;) if u realllllllllllly want :P

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 1:28 am
by echelon
CrAzYfOoL wrote:lol ;) if u realllllllllllly want :P
yes I do.. this is a reminder to do so :P

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 9:31 am
by CrAzYfOoL
lol ok ill inform u of the dramatic contents laters when i can be assed to write a pm