Thread: stop ip appearing in IRC channels
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Old 30-07-2010, 14:15   #15
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Re: stop ip appearing in IRC channels
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Originally Posted by Dude111 View Post
Thats the one thing i dislike about IRC,your IP is right there for all to see!! (Back when they created IRC they probably didnt think it would be a big deal)

Im glad ya got it taken care of my friend
I don't think it did get thought of, as irc servers were mainly open source (with the exception of a few) so people just added bits as and when they thought it was necessary.

IRC was designed for simple text based communication, but then things like DCC file transfers got added and then people started using it for illegal file downloads etc, and then the hostmask mode (+x) got added to protect people from hacks etc.
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