T2's IRC functionality
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:32 pm
Just wondering - if someone were playing ToME without a firewall or NAT router, could ToME 2's IRC capabilities present a security risk? The IRC stuff doesn't look particularly useful anyway; but if it listens on a port, couldn't it be a bit hazardous?
Edit: I do realize almost all Windows users run a software firewall, but a lot of Linux distros don't use one by default - Linux desktop configurations keep their ports closed. But I figured that, if ToME is listening on some port, it might catch a Linux user by surprise.
Edit: I do realize almost all Windows users run a software firewall, but a lot of Linux distros don't use one by default - Linux desktop configurations keep their ports closed. But I figured that, if ToME is listening on some port, it might catch a Linux user by surprise.