Re: Instant Messenger

From: Steve Riley [MSFT] (steriley_at_microsoft.com)
Date: 02/01/05 

Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 19:36:05 -0800

Note that IP addresses are public knowledge. It's what computers use to connect
to each other. IP addresses were never intended to be secrets. If knowledge
of your IP address allows an attacker into your network, you've got more
significant security problems than hiding addresses will solve.

Steve Riley
steriley@microsoft.com

> In article <1D705029-B130-49B0-9694-DB8EE9F7A3F7@microsoft.com>,
> =?Utf-8?B? Sm9zaHVh?= says...
>
>> Can you get a virus from typing on im.
>>
> Not from the conversation, but from file transfers.
>
>> Can you find someones ip address from typing on im.
>>
> Only if there is a direct connection between the computers of the IM
> users, or something like a file transfer is in progress, or a voice
> and/or video connection is in place.
>

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