Fwd: New public IRC server refuses passwords

FYI

Ivan

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> Resent-From: system-notices@w3.org
> From: Brett Smith <brett@w3.org>
> Subject: New public IRC server refuses passwords
> Date: October 15, 2012 11:10:29 EDT
> To: system-notices@w3.org
> Archived-At: <http://www.w3.org/mid/507C2765.6040403@w3.org>
> List-Id: <chairs.w3.org>
> 
> [This issue affects *non-Team* connecting to the IRC server.  I'm
> sending this out primarily for the benefit of Team liaisons and others
> who need to help collaborators who connect to the public IRC server.]
> 
> We've received a few reports that W3C collaborators have been having
> trouble connecting to the new public IRC server.  In each case, this has
> happened because their client was configured to send a server password.
> Passwords are not necessary to connect to the public IRC server.  The
> old server software would ignore this extraneous password; the new
> server software rejects connections that provide it.
> 
> Public IRC server passwords are not encrypted in any way and can easily
> be sniffed by malicious third parties.  Anyone who has an IRC client
> configured to connect to the public IRC server with a password should
> remove that password to avoid leaking sensitive information.
> 
> People with clients configured to send a W3C account password should
> change their password using the form at
> <http://www.w3.org/Help/Account/ChangePassword/>.
> 
> As always, anyone with questions about this change should contact us at
> <sysreq@w3.org>.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> -- 
> Brett Smith
> 
> 


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Received on Monday, 15 October 2012 15:26:31 UTC