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From: brnstnd@kramden.acf.nyu.edu (Dan Bernstein)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin
Subject: Re: IRC and Security
Message-ID: <17186:Mar2121:29:2691@kramden.acf.nyu.edu>
Date: 21 Mar 91 21:29:26 GMT
References: <1991Mar13.232433.3162@athena.mit.edu> <5077:Mar1805:03:4491@kramden.acf.nyu.edu> <1991Mar19.173953.20702@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
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In article <1991Mar19.173953.20702@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> jon@turing.acs.virginia.edu (Jon Gefaell) writes:
> >You may argue that it's not your responsibility to worry about illegal
> >behavior. You just shouldn't criticize those who do.
> You are the one calling it illegal behaviour. Those of us with a clue know
> better.

I didn't say that IRC was illegal, only that many of its users appear to
(illegally!) send large amounts of data across it that does *not*
contribute to instruction or research. Sorry, but whimpers like ``those
of us with a clue know better'' don't hold up in court, or with the
Department of Education, or with the administrators who pay the bills.

I don't see IRC taking up noticeable resources here, so I'm not worried
about it. I just think that it's rather idiotic to criticize someone who
does worry about it.

---Dan