RE: [SuSE Linux] IRC - Ok, now what? ;)

[Rick Chandler]

>You should have your machine secure if you are connected to the 
>internet at all....not just because you are using IRC.  There are 
>other ways to discover your IP than having it discovered on IRC.  IRC 
>isn't the culprit...its poor administration.
I'll give you that.  How many newbies do we have using Linux who don't 
know about security at all?  My statement is that if your going to use a 
program that will easily give you someones IP address, then you'd better 
secure your system.  I didn't have mine secure because, I really don't 
care, if it gets distroyed then I just simply re-install it.  Others 
system are most likely more valuable to them than me.

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