Subj : Re: Password setting for Irc Client accessing a private irc server
To   : All
From : nelgin
Date : Tue Jul 16 2024 21:27:55

On Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:06:31 -0700
"Odusseus71" (VERT) <VERT!Odusseus71@endofthelinebbs.com> wrote:
> Thank you for answering me! 
> 
> I've just followed some guides for customizing Ircd Hybrid config (on
> Raspberry Pi), and usually they suggest to include an encrypted
> password authentication for any user, as per the related Ircd config
> section:
> 
> auth {
> user = "*@*";
> class = "users";
> flags = need_password;
> encrypted = yes;
> password = "PASSWORD_FROM_mkpasswd";
> };
> 
> Maybe I just have to consider to remove this if I want to allow
> joining from the BBS.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
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How are people going to get on the IRC server, unless you only want it
open to BBS users and you can do that with I:line restrictions anyway,
otherwise you have to make a password for every single user who joins?
Or you have to give out a common password? Doesn't make sense.
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