Bill Jonas wrote: > I wouldn't say that IRC falls into the "public resource" category, > personally. I've seen prohibitions on IRC *clients* in the TOS of many > hosting providers. I knew that servers were generally a no-go -- even > Speakeasy, with the most liberal attitude of any ISP that I've seen -- > but I hadn't heard of clients being prohibited by hosting providers. (I > haven't looked around much at different ISPs' TOS, though, so some might > prohibit clients as well. But I don't know.) Most ISPs won't prohibit clients. Note that a hosting service is very different than an access service. IRC servers are scary because they can be DDOS magnets. Script kiddies love to talk smack on IRC. I know when I suspect a box has been rooted one of the first things I look for is an IRC server. -- --- "Confession only helps if you actually feel bad for your actions. For you, it would just be a really long boast." -Tara http://www.emptiedout.com --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss