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RE: anonymous irc connection via shell?
From: "Security" <security () platinum-hosting net>
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 16:22:20 -0600
Depends, Some use "bouncers" which bounce the connection off of shell servers. Others might use the built in IRC servers masking system, be it a userhost(users.irc.server.name.com) or masking(Prefix(Usually a "shortname for the network")-[0-9A-F](Repeasted several times) which can give a host, in my case, looking like WHT-BD9588AE.wp.shawcable.net. To enable the masking on the server I am on, it is "/mode <username> +x" Dan -----Original Message----- From: Dan Wozniak [mailto:dwozniak () exs esb com] Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 4:20 PM To: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: anonymous irc connection via shell? I've been using IRC for a year or so and i've noticed certain users have "masked" or completely removed their sensitive host information such as the ip and hostname. Or else they're using an anonymous shell account (proxy?). My question is how do they do this?
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- anonymous irc connection via shell? Dan Wozniak (Feb 28)
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- RE: anonymous irc connection via shell? Michael LaSalvia (Mar 01)