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Re:Freenode IRC is down by q3k on Monday February 03, 2014 @01:55AM (#7169230)
That is bullshit. SSL on IRC enables you to:

- evade local packet inspection

- ensure no local MITM is performed

- log in to services via a client cert instead of a passphrase

Please take your FUD elsewehere.

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Re:Freenode IRC is down by na85 on Monday February 03, 2014 @02:35AM (#7169335)
Let me ask you something.

What purpose, other than eavesdropping, is there for performing MITM on irc?

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Re:Freenode IRC is down by q3k on Monday February 03, 2014 @02:45AM (#7169365)
Probably not much. But it's nice to minimize attack surfaces and annoy arpspoofing skids which might be on your LAN.
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Re:Freenode IRC is down by hornetblack on Monday February 03, 2014 @04:09AM (#7169590)
Some people may reuse NickServ passwords for other more important things. Those passwords are just sent over plaintext.
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Re:Freenode IRC is down by yrro on Monday February 03, 2014 @03:20AM (#7169441)
Credential theft
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