Re: IRC Choopa.NET

From: Tutaepaki (replyto_at_newsgroup.not.me)
Date: 07/09/03 

Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 01:19:38 +0000 (UTC)

Don Boring <dboring@ispwest.com> wrote in
news:9tgmgvga5s4oi2l6o7qupk3o5pgkhnrf2d@4ax.com:

> I took at face value what someone suggested
> here, to block all your ports and go to a mIRC
> channel and hang out.
>
> Well I got FLAMED. I guess that means I got
> permanently banned from their server. They
> then rerouted me to irc.choopa.net and somebody
> started scanning my computer. I showed NO incoming
> or outcoming traffic with Sygate Personal Firewall (Free Version.)
>
> This may be a dumb question, but whey did I get punted off their
> server? What risk was I to them, just hanging out and minding my
> own bizness, and engaging in friendly chat.
>
> TIA if you would kindly give me some insight here.
>
> DB

Some IRC nets will not let you connect if your machine does not respond
to an ident request, and most will scan you for open proxy ports, and if
any are found, you'll be banned.

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