From: David Coppa (caff@openbeer.it)
Date: Tue Sep 14 2004 - 02:36:37 EDT
* Barrie Dempster (barrie@reboot-robot.net) wrote:
> You can setup most IRC servers with an SSL option and you could force
> users to use this, therefore it would all be encrypted.
>
> If you pick a well maintained actively developed IRC server, it will be
> just as secure as any other service you run, in essence. Also running
> the server locally rather than using MSN or other clients that rely on
> external servers will mean you can A: trust the servers fully and B:
> control them and maintain them yourself.
http://bahamut-inet6.sourceforge.net/
Used on Azzurra.org IRC network, not a bad choice...
Bye,
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