Word: irc
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...secret file server and loaded it with thousands of dollars' worth of stolen software - like Power Japanese (retail: $395) and the unreleased game Alien Legacy - the L.A. Times found. But if these pirate locations are so secret, how do Net users ever find them? Through Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channels that span the Net and elude all but the most determined federal investigators...
Some students have found that even the mostintimate encounters can occur over the network.Miyagishima, the computer review editor, says hebecame so close to a Wellesley College studentover IRC--the Internet's Relay Chat--that heeventually went out on a couple of dates with...
Though many nations are connected to the system, "access to nations such as Jordan, which are directly involved in the conflict, has been restricted," Aoki said. "Most of the IRC users in the Middle East are in Israel...
...system is implemented through the husc8 and husc9 paths of the HASCS system. Users enter the IRC system by typing "warirc" at the husc prompt. Then they enter one of the two forums by typing "/INFO" or "/DISCUSS", which connect the user with the information line and the discussion line, respectively...
...Although IRC is accessed through the HASCS, it is not affiliated with the University. It is an independent network, and HASCS reserves the right to discontinue the service if it is abused, Aoki said...