Re: Secure IM here and now

From: alfie ilkins (alfie_ilkins@hotmail.com)
Date: 01/23/02 

From: "alfie ilkins" <alfie_ilkins@hotmail.com>
To: leon@inyc.com, security-basics@security-focus.com
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 20:10:13 +0000

>From: "leon" <leon@inyc.com>

>A few weeks back people were talking about secure Instant Messaging
>clients. I would like to point
>The group to www.trillian.cc

>Not only does it support your AIM, ICQ, MSN & Yahoo lists, it does
>IRC and it supports
>128 blowfish encryption.

just like to point out that the encryption on trillian works only with AIM
and ICQ elements an only with SecureIM enabled trillian clients.
http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/features/secureim.html

i only been on this list for less than a week so i should lurk a little
longer before making comments. anyways, not seeing previous posts on secure
IM i don't know if anyone mentioned the plug in for the official ICQ that
comes with PGPi 7.0.3.

alfie

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