- From: Ivan Herman <ivan@w3.org>
- Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 11:26:04 -0400
- To: W3C RDF WG <public-rdf-wg@w3.org>, Provenance Working Group <public-prov-wg@w3.org>
FYI Ivan Begin forwarded message: > 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 > > ---- Ivan Herman, W3C Semantic Web Activity Lead Home: http://www.w3.org/People/Ivan/ mobile: +31-641044153 FOAF: http://www.ivan-herman.net/foaf.rdf
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