Re: LIdent

[Bug Hunter <bughunter999@yahoo.ca>]

At 12:22 PM 4/5/2002, Doug Lim wrote:
>On Fri, 05 Apr 2002 11:33:06 -0600,
>Bug Hunter <bughunter999@yahoo.ca> wrote:
> >
> > I was on one channel and noticed that someone else apparently using a
> > registered nick of mine. One of the OPS said that I should use LIDENT
> > plugin from DalNet. I looked around DALNet but could not find any such
> > plugin. Can anyone explain what LIDENT does and if it is available for 
> X-CHAT?
> >
>
>a) Maybe you should have asked the person who recommended the plugin to you
>where to get it and if he knew that you're using xchat or if he was
>just assuming that you were using mIRC.
>
>b) I'd be highly suspicious of any script or plugin that someone you
>don't know well recommends that you install, especially if the script
>or plugin comes recommended from someone you don't know well on IRC.
>This is a SERIOUS security risk. The consequences of installing
>scripts you don't completely understand or installing untrustworthy plugins
>can range from turning your computer into a spam drone to having backdoors
>into your system which might be used to steal nick or channel passwords.
>
>That being said:
>
>There's no way that a plugin on your IRC *client* is going to prevent
>anyone on the *server* from using your registered nick, particularly
>while you're offline.
>
>Applicable to DALnet - all WITHOUT having to install any questionable
>scripts or plugins:
>
>- If you set up an access mask for your nick to avoid identifying with
>your nick password, do not make the access mask overly permissive. If
>you're on a dialup ISP with dynamically assigned IPs (i.e. you get
>a different IP address everytime you log in), you probably shouldn't
>be using an access mask for your nick.
>
>- Since your nick is registered, you have a couple options:
>
>   - /nickserv ghost <your-nick> <your-nickpass>
>     Specifying the nickpass identifies you to services as being the
>     rightful owner of the nick. This command disconnects the user
>     currently using <your-nick>
>
>   - While your nick is set to <your-nick>, you can set the ENFORCE
>     option on your nick by using the
>
>     /nickserv set enforce on
>
>     command. This will force anyone trying to use your nick to
>     /identify with the password for the nick or be forcibly
>     renicked.
>
>See
>
>http://www.dal.net/services/servdetail.php3?type=nickserv
>
>for documentation of DALnet /nickserv commands.



Appreciate the detail information and have already used the ghost command 
to boot the other user off. I have registered two NICKS on this channel as 
they are very similar to that there is no confusion between other users 
when I am posting messages. I again seen this person on the channel with 
this other registered NICK of mine. That is when I used the gjost command 
to boot them off. My question is how is this person able to use this other 
NICK if it is registered with a password?

You had mentioned the ENFORCE command and I have used it while logged in 
with the problem NICK. Is this enforce only in effect during that 
particular session?

Also I have another channel which I can not login using XCHAT password 
option. I wind up have to do the /msg nickserv identify command 
manually.  Any idea why?






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