"Chris Kirby" wrote in message
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nana wrote:


Certainly, the Echolink system has it's weeknesses, but it isn't under
discussion here, IRLP is. And that's part of the issue, the confusion, or
lack of understanding of the vital security differences between the two
systems.



What's "vital" about security? Is someone going to get hurt?

As has been said many times before, anyone with or without a licence
can invent a callsign and go "on-air". Once they done that, the IRLP
network is just as easy to access as any other frequency. All this PGP
authentication between nodes is just a spin-off from the fact that
Dave Cameron invented the system primarily as a VOIP system to replace
land-lines for commercial applications. It is quite unnecessary on the
ham bands.


--
Chris

Yes, and the security was designed in so that services like the RCMP could
use it without fear of internet hackers entering the linked system. Since
Dan kept raising the issue of WWW users appearing on air, then it is
pertinent that he should understand his error.

Brad.