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Dangerous Instant Messengers
Name: steppenwolf1 Date: August 31, 2005 at 20:01:22 Pacific OS: xp CPU/Ram: 1300/198
Name: StuartS Date: August 31, 2005 at 21:15:19 Pacific
Reply:
There is some truth in what he says. However, he does exaggerate a bit.
Zone Alarm do a very good firewall type application that is specific to IM applications - IMSecurePRO. I have been using it for years with AIM and have never had a nasty get past it.
Stuart
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Response Number 2
Name: steppenwolf1 Date: September 4, 2005 at 08:47:35 Pacific
Summary: im using the newest version of aol instant messenger...one feature is that it makes the names of idle buddies a lighter gray than the normal text. upon my last reboot, without having changed any video...
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