Re: Messenger security

From: Karl Levinson [x y] mvp (levinson_k_at_despammed.com)
Date: 01/26/04 

Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 14:04:50 -0500

Read the article on the voip vulnerabilities at
www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.asp Client software is not
mentioned as being vulnerable, only listening servers, firewalls and other
network devices.

"Joe Saland" <joe@saland.us> wrote in message
news:42b701c3e438$45cead20$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> Does MSN Messenger use H.323 for voice features. It has
> been mentioned that AIM uses the protocol (though AOL has
> yet to comment about it's vulernability to CA-2004-01).
> If Messenger does use H.323 (We know NetMeeting does), has
> Microsoft commented on it's possible vulnerability or if
> they are testing it?
>
> --jrs

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