full-disclosure - Why is IRC still around?

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From: hackerwacker at cybermesa.com (james edwards)
Subject: Why is IRC still around?

> if shooting people is evil, OBVIOUSLY guns are flawed, but only
> insofar as people are capable of abusing them, willing to abuse them,
> and effective in their attempts at doing so. so to burn the candle at
> both ends you have to fight the spread of trojans and virii by fixing
> the holes they exploit and providing detection services, while also
> continually analyzing and evolving the structure on which it all
> rests. ie, the internet at its core... protocols, etc.

But, just like IRC, a gun has legit uses. I am alive today because 
I was in a situation where it was kill or be killed (I surprized so folks
robbing my house). So,  OBVIOUSLY, guns are not flawed. Your argument,
on the other had, is.

james