Subj : Re: Password setting for Irc Client accessing a private irc server
To : nelgin
From : MRO
Date : Tue Jul 16 2024 10:15 pm
Re: Re: Password setting for Irc Client accessing a private irc server
By: nelgin to All on Tue Jul 16 2024 09:27 pm
> How are people going to get on the IRC server, unless you only want it
> open to BBS users and you can do that with I:line restrictions anyway,
> otherwise you have to make a password for every single user who joins?
> Or you have to give out a common password? Doesn't make sense.
This is a common occurance. you can join the server with the server's
password. it's not a separate password for each user.
if the client does not support it, they can use a quote command.
it makes total sense. It's to prevent attacks and unwanted users. IRC is known
for these things.