Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!samsung!munnari.oz.au!goanna!minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au!s900387 From: s900387@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Craig Macbride) Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin Subject: Re: IRC and Security Keywords: IRC SECURITY Message-ID: <1991Mar14.104207.9425@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au> Date: 14 Mar 91 10:42:07 GMT References: <7748@uceng.UC.EDU> Organization: VUT(RMIT), Melbourne, Australia Lines: 18 pmartin@uceng.UC.EDU (Paul Martin) writes: >[ ... ] To illustrate >the point of IRC being used by those with nothing better to do with their >time I have enclosed a copy of a message posted to alt.irc which describes >a plan to use the internet for fantasy role playing games: I suppose you'd prefer these people to do drugs or beat up old ladies, so long as they don't use any CPU cyles on your machine to do it? What exactly is bad about all these people using their minds to further games design and communications? Are you just trying to make sure that those who use computers aren't allowed to have fun while doing so? -- _--_|\ Craig Macbride / \ \_.--.*/ VUT (RMIT) is responsible for the equipment, not the opinions! v