Understanding IRC?

Ice Rich · 18 May 2008 at 15:47

Hi all,

I am new to IRC and I am struggling to get my head round it!

As i understand;

The IRC world is split into many networks, many more servers are used in each network which contains all the chat rooms. What I don't understand is the connection between networks and content they host i.e are all the rooms talking about different topics not related to each other at all?

For example. I know there is a network called Efnet. Is there a certain area of talk its designed for? As with OcUK its geared at computers, is Efnet targetting a certain group? As far as i can tell everything is completely random?

Ice Rich · 18 May 2008 at 19:00

Thanks for help guys

You've made it much clearer for me.

Whilst on topic, what security precautions would you say is a must?
I'm using something called 'NoNameScritp' which apparently is very good (dont exactly know what it does but it looks great!). Is it worth setting up the SSL?

Ice Rich · 19 May 2008 at 12:17

Thanks for replies, I'm glad im not the only one who thinks mIRC can be quite complicated.

Longbow said:
Well there's your problem, IE6 users deserve all they get.

Why are you comparing mIRC to Interent Explorer, is it built on the same engine? Therefore hacks for I.E work in ICR (or mIRC)?

Ice Rich · 19 May 2008 at 12:31

Moredhel said:
No, the JS exploits used against IE6 allow arbitrary code to be run, the code loads scripts into mIRC that make the client do things without the person using it knowing.

Either that or the code runs on its own, connecting to the network and flooding channels with the same link to the 'image'. Often times people don't know that they've got a problem until they're disconnected by S or T (on Quakenet, anyway)

Ahh i see. So I.E was used as a 'Gateway' for the attacks and then worked its way into mIRC? Is that one of the reasons everyone hates I.E?
Does firefox work on a completely different code which is harder to hack?

Ice Rich · 19 May 2008 at 15:34

Thanks for replies,

Whilst on topic (I think), what does usernet mean? I've often herd people say how great usernet was so it seems like its had it peak, is it related to IRC?

Thanks

Ice Rich · 19 May 2008 at 16:29

Kemik said:
Are you sure you're not talking about usenet? That's file sharing, not IRC. There could be a usernet IRC network that I've not heard of though.

Yeah I did mean Usenet sorry, is it something to-do with newsgroups?

Ice Rich · 28 May 2008 at 15:57

Dist said:
ISPs sometimes provide basic access to text newsgroups, but if you want to download stuff then you will proberly have to pay.

IRC and usenet are both forms of communication, but there isnt a great deal in common other then that. Usenet is more commonly used for less then legal activitys due to anonimity, where as IRC is more often used for real time chat.

Thanks