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Secure IRC conversations

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NODE dfc0f678Secure IRC conversations harka@nycmetro.comFri, 19 Jul 1996 07:29:02 +0800

Hi there,

does anybody know of a way to have encrypted conversations on the IRC or via ytalk?

Thanks,

Harka
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NODE c6ca3773Re: Secure IRC conversations "Mikhail A. Sokolov" <mishania@demos.su>Sat, 20 Jul 1996 00:50:55 +0800

> 
> Hi there,
> 
> does anybody know of a way to have encrypted conversations on the IRC or via ytalk?
> 

Well, as for irc, not unless you make your client do it. Though, try using
more secure dcc protocol, described as Direct Client to Client protocol --
implementing whatever you want there to be is possible and easy.
See rfc1459.

> Thanks,
> Harka

-mishania

NODE 7cd9e794Re: Secure IRC conversations "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>Sat, 20 Jul 1996 02:36:41 +0800

harka@nycmetro.com writes:
> does anybody know of a way to have encrypted conversations on the
> IRC or via ytalk?

An encrypted version of ytalk is available -- you'll have to hunt
around to find it.

Perry

NODE 434aad03Re: Secure IRC conversations somebody@tempest.ashd.comSat, 20 Jul 1996 04:18:48 +0800

On Thu, 18 Jul 1996 harka@nycmetro.com wrote:

> Hi there,
> 
> does anybody know of a way to have encrypted conversations on the IRC or via ytalk?

	If you use a unix irc client there is a function call for crypt
that can be used to crypt decrypt data with a key. This not the best or
most secure way of doing things but it does work and it is easy to make
use of many of "Elite/warezpuppy/gotnobrian wanna b" scripts have this
already coded in. Example are phoenix, venom, and the list goes on.

						Carlos