Re: Long-standing bug in AustNet IRC network Virtual World

[smkelly () ZOMBIE ORG (Sean Kelly)]

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On Wed, Apr 07, 1999 at 12:13:09AM +0200, Henrik Edlund wrote:
> The exact same exploit can be used against the cloaking system in use at
> SlashNET (irc.slashnet.org).
> =20
        This problem has been known for a while and there are fixes for it.
Although we have not gone through our database yet and done it for the user=
s,
we have told all of the users that by issuing the command:
         /MSG NickServ SET HIDE USERMASK ON
This fixes the bug where users can /MSG NickServ INFO <nickname> and get
"Last Seen hostmask:", and it also fixes the hsotname being shown in LIST
output.
        This problem was brought to our attention a few weeks ago, and
I believe it was you who did.  We made the solution clear to the users then
and will continue to do so.

> --
> Henrik Edlund
> http://www.edlund.org/
> =20
>   "They were in the wrong place at the wrong time.
> Naturally they became heroes."
>                   Leia Organa of Alderaan, Senator

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