Re: Security issues with running eggdrop as an IRC bot?

["Adam Newhard" <atnewhard () microstrain com>]

which eggdrop are you gonna run???  you gonna run the actual program
eggdrop???  sorry, if that's a stupid question to you.  i know there were a
bunch of security issues floating around with the actual program called
eggdrop (http://www.eggheads.org/downloads/)
adam
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Adam Newhard
Microstrain, Inc.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Koen" <koen4security () hotmail com>
To: <security-basics () securityfocus com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 2:13 PM
Subject: Security issues with running eggdrop as an IRC bot?


> Hi List,
>
> As a frequent IRC-chatter I'm thinking of running my own IRC bot. Eggdrop
> seems the right choice for me, allthough emech seems promising also.
>
> I would install it on Linux (off course properly firewalled and hardened)
> and connecting to the irc-net through a socks-proxy (Dante). The bot would
> not be available from the outside (except off course through IRC) and no
> botnetting, linking or sharing.
>
> Are there any caveats or security issues with running this setup? Any
advice
> is appreciated!
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Koen
>
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The Gartner Group just put Neoteris in the top of its Magic Quadrant,
while InStat has confirmed Neoteris as the leader in marketshare.
     
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about an hour, with no client, server changes, or ongoing maintenance.
          
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