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If you know nothing about bncs, a bnc is
short for a 'bouncer.' A bnc acts as a proxy for irc, allowing you to
hide your real IP address and use a vhost (vanity host - something like
'this.is.a.l33t.vhost.com'). What are the advantages of this? Well,
mainly there's just one important one: It'll stop stupid packet kiddies
from trying to knock you off the network. Everyone hates getting
disconnected, and with a bnc on a decent shell, you should be pretty
immune. Remember though: the kiddies can still nuke you, but it is
assumed that the shell provider has a high-bandwidth line that allows
it to withstand the numerous packets. If your shell is on a 56.6,
you'll still be screwed.  
So... why psybnc? There are a variety of
other open source bnc's available for you to download, most notably
EZBounce and plain-ol BNC. Both of these do the exact same basic thing
as psybnc: hide your real host. But that's about where the similarity
ends. I've been using psy for a long time now, and I love with all the
features that it offers. To name a few:
· You'll always be connected to irc.
Even when you close your irc client, psy will maintain your connection.
When you connect later, you'll instantly be back on the channels you
left. This also lets you hold your nick (if you need that feature), or
hold ops on a channel.
· psy hides your IP even in DCC
sessions. In other bncs, a direct client-client session is opened, thus
revealing your IP. In psy, the connection is bounced through the shell,
and your IP remains your dirty little secret ;)
· You can link multiple psy's together.
This allows you to share vhosts, and also create a small ircd, termed
the 'internal' network on the bncs.
· psyBNC now supports SSL. woohoo :)))
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