On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 12:40:26 EST, Danny said: > 1) A hell of a lot of viruses/worms/trojans use IRC to wreck further havoc? > 2) A considerable amount of "script kiddies" originate and grow through IRC? > 3) A wee bit of software piracy occurs? > 4) That many organized DoS attacks through PC zombies are initiated through > IRC? > 5) The anonymity of the whole thing helps to foster all the illegal > and malicious activity that occurs?
And is there *anything* on that list that is in the least bit IRC-specific, or can any *other* IM system work just as well? > What would IT be like today without IRC (or the like)? Am I narrow > minded to say that it would be a much safer place? Only if you *also* manage to stomp out AIM, and MSN Messenger, and Yahoo, and Jabber, and... Because if you don't, they'll just pick up and move elsewhere.
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