meebi

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   by meebi 13y ago

   On any sensible IRCd this won't happen. Users sneaking in during netsplits will be booted as netriders when the split closes.
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   by meebi 13y ago

   CPU load is not the primary issue. SSL on IRC networks for client connections cannot assert that the communication is secure (for example, that all clients in a channel actually bothered to verify the SSL certificate properly). This issue w
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   by meebi 13y ago

   Most DDoS attacks directed at IRC networks are not government related. IRC networks have a long and proud history of being one of the most DDoS-prone targets on the internet.
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   by meebi 13y ago

   According to the leaked documents, denial of the targeted users to communicate with each other.
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   IRC Networks Under Systematic Attack From Governments(quakenet.org)

   361 points by meebi 13y ago|135 comments