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Message-ID: <009d01c4ce6d$a66105f0$668b28c8@administrator>
From: Jeff at Adinet.com.uy (Jeff Donahue)
Subject: Why is IRC still around?

That's because the Internet is free and no one can control what survives on 
it. What survives isn't what is *ethical* but what is *useful*. And IRC is 
very useful for some people, so it's here to stay.

The problem is not IRC; the problem is the misuse some people make of it. We 
cannot make knives dissapear, because they are useful; instead, we must get 
rid of people that uses knives to kill.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Danny" <nocmonkey@...il.com>
To: "Mailing List - Full-Disclosure" <full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com>
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 2:40 PM
Subject: [Full-Disclosure] Why is IRC still around?


> Well, it sure does help the anti-virus (anti-malware) and security
> consulting business, but besides that... is it not safe to say that:
>
> 1) A hell of a lot of viruses/worms/trojans use IRC to wreck further 
> havoc?
> 2) A considerable amount of "script kiddies" originate and grow through 
> IRC?
> 3) A wee bit of software piracy occurs?
> 4) That many organized DoS attacks through PC zombies are initiated 
> through IRC?
> 5) The anonymity of the whole thing helps to foster all the illegal
> and malicious activity that occurs?
> The list goes on and on...
>
> Sorry to offend those that use IRC legitimately (LOL - find something
> else to chat with your buddies), but why the hell are we not pushing
> to sunset IRC?
>
> What would IT be like today without IRC (or the like)? Am I narrow
> minded to say that it would be a much safer place?
>
> ...D
>
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