anonymous irc connection via shell?

From: Dan Wozniak (dwozniak_at_exs.esb.com)
Date: 02/25/05

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    I've been using IRC for a year or so and i've noticed certain users have
    "masked" or completely removed their sensitive host information such as
    the ip and hostname. Or else they're using an anonymous shell account
    (proxy?). My question is how do they do this?

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