[TriLUG] IRC lack-of-fun

David McDowell turnpike420 at gmail.com
Wed Aug 30 17:19:03 EDT 2006


how do they know you are IRC'ing... all they can detect is an SSH session.

On 8/30/06, Dave Sorenson <dave at logicalgeek.com> wrote:
> Let's just say that running IRC is written out on paper as forbidden and
> blocked. Jabber is unknown right now so there is <feigns dumb look>I
> didn't know</feigns dumb look> wiggle room.
>
> Chris Knowles wrote:
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> > Hmm... no knickers twisted here.
> >
> > I was mainly trying to point out that there is more than one way to skin
> > a cat.
> >
> > Use of irssi and screen are actually a better fit for me than use of
> > something that would have no history of before I came in.  (in that I
> > don't want to keep xchat or an IM client running ALL the time)
> >
> > I'm intrigued by how you can't run SSH and IRC for "political" reasons,
> > but a jabber client doing the exact same thing would be OK.
> >
> > CJK
> >
> > Dave Sorenson wrote:
> >
> >> Good for you.. I'm glad that works for you. Politically it would not
> >> work for me for more reasons that I can get into on a public forum.  I
> >> don't "want something else" like a spoiled child, I'm sorry you got that
> >> impression. If Trilug chooses to not run a jabber server that's fine
> >> with me. The question was asked about alternatives and I responded. I'm
> >> sorry if got your knickers in a twist. Geeze
> >>
> >> DS
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Chris Knowles wrote:
> >>
> >>> So, the use of the "We block IRC at work so I want something else"
> >>> argument isn't really effective.
> >>>
> >>> CJK
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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