Collecting PTR names or IP addresses (Was: Re: IRC Bot list (cross posting))
Gadi Evron
gadi at tehila.gov.il
Mon Feb 14 09:32:37 UTC 2005
Adam Jacob Muller wrote:
>
> Not possible with most modern IRCD's since they check forward and
> reverse dns.
> So for example if your address is:
> 1.2.3.4
> and that resolves to:
> 1-2-3-4.dsl.verizon.net
> the ircd make sure that:
> 1-2-3-4.dsl.verizon.net
> resolves back to
> 1.2.3.4
>
> it's a simple and elegant solution that basically stops spoofing of this
> nature, on IRC anyway....
Wrong. On your IRCd. Not on mine.
Do I want to run my drone army on your IRCd?
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