X-Git-Url: http://git.silcnet.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2FFAQ;fp=doc%2FFAQ;h=a55ad7f4633ebae08b7045d7c6fe7cae23fedb2d;hb=485bcf1af25d165f1ff3b0af317763da13229b94;hp=18cd9e7af2c93bb9f7d38c4d0957fa860468b721;hpb=9bfa046f798330ce044a476ae1083644f6e0770f;p=silc.git diff --git a/doc/FAQ b/doc/FAQ index 18cd9e7a..a55ad7f4 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ +++ b/doc/FAQ @@ -30,8 +30,14 @@ A: SILC still has a lot things to do. The time of completion is much Q: Why use SILC? Why not IRC with SSL? A: Sure, that is possible, although, does that secure the entire IRC network? And does that increase or decrease the lags and splits in - the IRC network? SILC is not meant to be IRC replacement. IRC is - good for some things, SILC is good for same and some other things. + the IRC network? Does that provide user based security where some + specific private message are secured.? Does that provide security + where some specific channel messages are secured? Security is not + just about applying encryption to traffic and SILC is not just about + `encrypting the traffic`. You cannot make insecure protocol suddenly + secure just by encrypting the traffic. SILC is not meant to be IRC + replacement. IRC is good for some things, SILC is good for same and + some other things. Q: Can I use SILC with IRC client? What about can I use IRC with SILC