Re: IRC, IM Proxy Implementations

[Gary Flynn <flynngn () JMU EDU>]

Dave Monnier, IT Security Office, Indiana University wrote:

> As an operational solution to our bot problem, we've blocked all IRC
> known ports at the border and require users to use the campus VPN should
> they want to reach IRC networks.

We blocked them last fall and offered an account on one
of our hosts if IRC access was desired. I don't remember
any specific complaints last year. We've had two complaints
this year.

There is a fair bit of IRC traffic to non-standard ports
which I hope to classify one day.

Can you provide a little more information on how your
VPN works to allow this? Is it for students too?

--
Gary Flynn
Security Engineer
James Madison University

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