you're missing the point.. for the most part we arent saying the probs are insignificant, we are saying that a stripped down version of mIRC isnt going to be the solution.
an 8 yo should have parental supervision while using mIRC, and while there are many adults who arent as familiar with potential probs as others are, they should know enuf that you dont trust strangers. Good grief, even my 80 yo mother who only uses her puter for email and solitare knows there are virii. It isnt the ppl who "are looking to have fun talking" who get into trouble. Its the ppl who rampantly do as i said in my last post. No stripped down version is going to be able to stop that.
Now in addition to wanting a "secure" version, you expect us to be able to do something so that they can "simply go to
www.Mirc.Com and DL a secure version that will remove an infected version and install a version that can’t be infected". Do you have any concept at all what that would entail? We give links for ppl to go to those sites that specialize in virus removal and have the knowledge base to do so. We warn them. Now you want a version thats some superduper virus scanner too?
you said "Irc should be a place that people can come and just relax and talk and not have to worry about being attacked". If ppl didnt click on every url they are shown and do what total strangers tell them to, or open every file they see, they wouldnt have to worry. The point is that its the PEOPLE doing it, not because mIRC has the ability.
stranger: hey, wanna see something cute? click on this url ____
user: i cant, it wont work.
stranger: np, just paste it in your browser or go to this website and get the advanced version of mIRC
user: oh! kewl, thx. i'll do that right now.
stranger: great! as soon as you do i have this nifty script that will make your coffee for you, and i'll send it to you.
user:yay! oh,wait, someone said i shouldnt do that
stranger: dont worry, its safe. you can trust me
user: youre so nice
I strongly resent your statement that those against your idea are "some of the people who like to mess with others on the Irc" and are "self-centered" and "selfish". I have spent the past several years and many hours a day helping ppl AND trying to educate them. I spend a lot of time educating myself so i can help ppl. As someone else said, educating ppl will go a lot further security wise than any stripped down version would. mIRC's website and the networks go to great lengths to warn ppl, (as do newspapers, magazines, tv, email clients etc) but not even a version that wont allow scripts or clicking on urls or dccing is going to force ppl to use basic common sense. THAT is the logical reason behind disagreeing with your suggestion. How dare you presume that you are the only one who has any concerns with helping ppl and insult the ppl who took the time to give you their reasons behind disagreeing with you.
