[PKG-IRC-Maintainers] Bug#620960: Bug#620960: Packaging of inspircd

[Giacomo Catenazzi]

On 23.05.2011 00:41, Stig Sandbeck Mathisen wrote:
> Run:
>
>   * Starts by default, disable in /etc/default/inspircd

don't do that!
A lot of people install a lot of programs without knowing what their are 
doing (and so also without knowing the security impacts).
Further, now it nearly recommended to install all packages with priority 
"optional".

A IRC daemon is very dangerous:
- some ISP blocks own IP where there is a open IRC port (it is a sign of 
botnet infection).
- the standard IRC port are regularly scanned by bad people (and bots). 
Frequently these IRCd are used to control some hacked computers (via 
very dynamic DNS), so also if the ircd is "secure" for the local 
machine, it could cause problem to other computers (and to low home 
routers, because of IRC protocol and high connection rates.)
- a ircd without admin (o-line) is useless, so user should in any case
configure the IRC, to put own password.

ciao
	cate


>   * Default configuration updated from 2.0 examples
>   * logging to to /var/log/inspircd/
>   * LSB compliant init script
>
> Please feel free to pull any changes you like to the inspircd packaging
> repo.
>
> cut-n-pastable test build instructions:
>
> $ sudo apt-get install git-buildpackage
> $ cd /tmp
> $ gbp-clone git://gitorious.org/ssm-deb/inspircd.git
> $ cd inspircd
> $ sudo apt-get build-dep inspircd
> $ git-buildpackage