mtheis wrote:However, any text which you send to an individual not connected via SSL will travel via plaintext.
...also anything typed into a regular channel.
I sometimes find myself explaining to people that using https to connect to facebook and post something for everyone to see doesn't magically make their post secure, protect their account from phishing, or any of the other things they think it will do.
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watkins wrote:Humans have rear-biased AWD. Cows have 4WD
Yeah, that too. I've thought about requiring SSL, but not all clients support it. Plus, it's "extra work" for everyone to configure. It's bad enough that I'm using a non-standard port number.
wannabe wrote:i'm so confused by what you typed, matt. i understand changing the port, but ssl?
SSL is an encryption protocol commonly used for a variety of types of internet communications. It needs to be an option you can turn on in your client program for it to work for IRC.
Whenever you use a website with https:// instead of http://, you are using SSL. That's the most common/well known use of SSL but it really is very widely used.
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watkins wrote:Humans have rear-biased AWD. Cows have 4WD
I have been lost in this thread a long time ago. That's why I'm not in the chat - every time i want to get in, I need someone to hold my hand and walk me through. Then sometime later - weeks or months later - I've forgotten how. My brain functions and excels in different aspects.
i think i managed to log on from my phone (droid x) once, but then forgot i had chat (along with most of the cool programs i have on there) right after...
ClutchFork wrote:...So I started carrying a stick of firewood with me and that became my parking brake.
For anyone with an Android phone, I recommend trying out AndChat (free).
AndChat is a multi-server internet relay chat (irc) app for Android, designed to work on both phones and tablets, and includes a tablet optimized layout.
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