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Re: master.debian.org using identd?



Amos Shapira typed:
> I don't see the point in using identd, it has been explained many
> times in many forums that this protocol is totally unreliable, as
> anyone (especially today) can install a "daemon" which will fake any
> user name.
And one of the security blokes at work showed how it is a most-excellent
hacker tool.  I couldn't believe it when he showed me what you can do.

 - Craig

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