How to hide my hardware info from channels?
reddit / irc

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Hqjjciy6sJr · 2022-05-22 19:46

When I type SYSINFO in any channel it lists exact hardware detail of
my OS, CPU, RAM, Graphics, etc ...

Is there any way to stop this information from being sent to IRC
networks?

I use HexChat, but willing to change to have this privacy.

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HumansAreRobots · 2022-05-22 20:15

The /sysinfo command is a script specifically made to send your
computer specs to the active window the command is typed in. It used
to be a pretty common thing to see happen in some IRC channels.

All you have to do is simply avoid typing the command and no one will
be able to see your information.

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PrincipallyMaoism · 2022-05-22 22:32

This is mostly, but not entirely true. Some CTCP commands expose
elements of system information to the requestor. Furthermore, masking
CTCP return values also does not hide the elements. If this person
wants to totally hide their system information they will want to
connect through a bouncer on a remote server and ensure that the
bouncer is not forwarding that information.