[IRCServices] Services 4.5pre2 released

[Strider]

You mean there isn't a safeguard on the root nick pw? Shows how much I pay
attention. Looks like I'll be rotating my password more often till there is.

Will there be a way to disable the SU command?

Beau (Strider) Steward
chatcircuit administrator and 6bit band member
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----- Original Message -----
From: "[Real]" <Admin at ChatFIRST.COM>
To: <ircservices at ircservices.za.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2001 7:27 PM
Subject: Re: [IRCServices] Services 4.5pre2 released


> Ok so far I have three issues that I would like Andrew to check :
>
> 1- OperServ is NOT sending a GLOBAL to the IRC Operators when someone
tries
> to access SU status with the wrong password and it says its supposed to.
> 2- Wouldn't it be good if OperServ sends that notice whenever someone gets
> SU ? just for security reasons I belive ROOT should be informed everytime
> someone gets SU status.
> 3-For sercurity reasons I strongley believe Services Admins and SU Admins
> should NOT be able to use GETPASS on the ORIGINAL ROOT user.
>
> What if an Admin allowed to use SU becomes an enemy of the network then
goes
> becomes SU and changes the ORIGINAL ROOT nick password and the SU password
?
> then the real SERVICES ROOT is in trouble, specially if he/she is on a
> computer in which Telnet cant be accessed at the time to shut down
services
> on an attack from a rebel ADMIN.
> Even if you can access telnet at the time of the problem they can do a lot
> of damage while you go  change services.conf to have another nick as the
> services root and be able to get the newpassword that the rebel changed
for
> your nick.
>
> Correct me if I ' m wrong please.
> Thanks in advance.
> Ely
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew Church" <achurch at achurch.org>
> To: <ircservices at ircservices.za.net>
> Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2001 12:48 AM
> Subject: [IRCServices] Services 4.5pre2 released
>
>
> >      Services 4.5pre2 has been released, and may be found at:
> >
> > ftp://ftp.esper.net/ircservices/ircservices-4.5pre2.tar.gz
> > ftp://ftp.esper.net/ircservices/ircservices-4.5pre2.diff.gz
> >
> > It should propogate to ftp.ircservices.za.net and the other mirrors
> > shortly.
> >
> >      Translators, please note that several language strings have been
> > changed or added in this version.  Also, please get updated language
files
> > to me as soon as possible; I don't mind if the translations aren't
> > complete, but I'd like at least the main help messages (NICK_HELP,
> > CHAN_HELP, etc.) translated for the 4.5.0 release.  Also remember that
you
> > can type:
> >
> > cd langcomp
> > ./langcomp -w (language).l
> >
> > to get a list of missing messages for your language.
> >
> >   --Andrew Church
> >     achurch at achurch.org | New address - please note.
> >     http://achurch.org/ | $B%a!<%k%"%I%l%9$,JQ$o$j$^$7$?!#(B
> >
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