[Gllug] identd -- any point?

Alistair Mann alistair at lgeezer.net
Tue Jun 17 11:38:13 UTC 2003


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Thus spaketh Rev Simon Rumble on Tuesday 17 June 2003 12:15 pm:
> Is there any point to running identd? 

In the time I've worked with linux (admittedly only since 1997 or so), I've 
only found one reason to run identd. Certain IRC servers require(d?) it as a 
connection prereq. And that reason was end-runned by trying a different 
server on the same ircnet.

Cheers,
- -- 
Alistair
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