[JDEV] Theoretic.com Now Blocked

Thomas Parslow (PatRat) patrat at rat-software.com
Tue Jan 8 17:43:04 CST 2002


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> A benifits of the socket redirector apporach is that it should be a very
> simple program to setup and run. Very little or no configuration.  Lets
> get one that can be run on unix, or windows or anything.  Think of them
> as throwaways, they block one machine, we bring up three more.  I think
> we want to use the "SETI" online model.  Make it trivial to get on
> 1000's of machines.

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> Rashad

That sounds like a major security problem to me, any one of those
redirectors would be able to snoop traffic and pick out passwords (I
think passwords are sent plain text in AIM/ICQ, is that correct?)

Thomas Parslow (PatRat) ICQ #:26359483
Rat Software
http://www.rat-software.com/
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