Re: Secure Instant Messaging

From: Anthony Ogden (tony@serverers.org)
Date: 10/09/01 

From: Anthony Ogden <tony@serverers.org>
To: "John Ellingsworth" <jellings@mail.med.upenn.edu>, <focus-ms@securityfocus.com>
Subject: Re: Secure Instant Messaging
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 20:22:50 +0100
Message-ID: <045eb49131909a1PCOW024M@blueyonder.co.uk>

Thanks everyone, I have the url for the MSN PGP-plugin so I will suggest this
PGP plugin to the people using MSN.

I was emailed some URLs, but I'm not sure they went to this list, so if it
helps anyone else here are URLs:

  MSN PGP-Plugin
  http://www.commandcode.com/index_flash.html

  Writeup for using/securing MSN Messenger:
  http://www.hoslap.com/projects/tightenupmsn.asp

Thanks to Kurt for the links and information. Cheers mate.

On Tuesday 09 October 2001 7:47 pm, John Ellingsworth wrote:
> Try
> NNIM - No-Name Instant Messenger.
>
> Available at:
>
> http://nnim.sourceforge.net
>
> Thanks,
>
> John Ellingsworth
> Virtual Curriculum
> Project Leader
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <tony@serverers.org>
> To: <focus-ms@securityfocus.com>
> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2001 4:38 AM
> Subject: Secure Instant Messaging
>
> > I was just reading an article on SearchHound relating to Instant
> > Messaging and the fact that most of the mainstream IMs are easily
> > snooped upon, a worrying fact seeing as I know a lot of
> > organisations frequently instant message across regional offices,
> > witness the fact I regularly walk in on the techies and find them
> > communicating via MSN Messenger to other far off offices
> > frequently.
> >
> > I've know something like Jabber may be a viable alternative with
> > security in mind, does anyone have any experience of running a
> > Jabber IM Server or any useful tips/programs they have used in the
> > past to ensure secure Instant Messaging through the organisation
> > rather than public services such as MSN ??
> >
> > Are there some good reliable 'secure' public IM Servers for use
> > with secure clients if I can't run my own?

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