RE: sending out spam through IRC server ?

["Robert" <epic () surrealideas com>]

I have run UnrealIRCD for 3 years now,  and I am not aware of any way
that it can be used to spam,  I do know that services packages like
Epona and the like can be configured to email new members at the email
address they provide.  I guess it is possible that someone could abuse
this, however I see no way for a spammer to use that as a means to get
any message out besides the standard nickserv request.

Robert.


-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Lambert [mailto:alambert () quickfire org] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 8:41 AM
To: Bronek Kozicki; incidents () securityfocus com
Subject: Re: sending out spam through IRC server ?

Bronek Kozicki wrote:
> 2. Faerion IRC daemon ver. 1.17.6 . I installed it and configured for
> handling only local chat sessions (not connected to any IRC network)
>
> What I'm asking you for, is to tell me if it is possible to use IRC
> daemon for sending out spam ? I do not know much about configuring IRC
> daemon so there might be some settings that I left default=unsecure .

Are you running an IRC services package? If so, you might want to check
to
see if the software is sending out verification e-mails for newly
registered
nicknames.



apl


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