From: Justin Lister <ruf@osiris.cs.uow.edu.au>
Date: Sun, 1 May 94 04:39:17 PDT
To: avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au (Darren Reed)
Subject: Re: Internet Relay Cha
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> > 
> > If you did hack your own IRC server, would it be possible to eavesdrop
> > on channels like #warez, without anyone knowing, and without fear of being
> > kicked off?  It seems to me that this would be the true hacker's approach
> > if it were possible.
> > 
> > Hal

> Yes.

> But, there is a catch...you only get traffic for #warez if your server is
> meant to see it...ie someone on your server is on that channel or your
> server forms part of the spanning tree for that channel.  It's not
> difficult, but if you get caught..*ouch*

You wouldn't know anything about this though ? B)
> av

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