On 05/02/2008 01:16 PM, Håkon Alstadheim wrote:
s. keeling wrote:I would also think something like inetd or xinetd would be good. Identd should not need to run all the time, letting (x)inetd fire it up as needed would be better.Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@shellworld.net>:What package or packages need to be installed so when I connect to an irc server I don't get the message Ident is disabled?pidentdHot tip: consider carefully how much you reveal about your machine through the ident service.
Indeed that can be a problem. I have pidentd disabled, but I can use IRC because I've opened port 113 (auth/ident) in my firewall. If the port is closed but accessible, most IRC servers will allow the connection.