The point was IRC is not a good choice for compliancy concerns... I agree you can tighten it up but you let never know when someone will capture your D.C. and host a IRC server. So I am just saying separation or non use are you two strong options. Timo Vasquez- D.S.S. Team Member Michigan State University Administrative Information Services [log in to unmask] 517-353-4420 ext 249 -----Original Message----- From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Matt Kolb Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 4:16 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] IT Collaboration Tools On Oct 17, 2007, at 3:43 PM, Vasquez, Timo wrote: > IRC is not exactly a good choice for the business end of the > university, > bots bots and more bots... This is irrelevant if you require authentication (msunetid/passwd). ./mk -- Matt Kolb <[log in to unmask]> Academic Computing & Network Services Michigan State University