Kyle Burton on Tue, 31 Aug 1999 16:31:20 -0400 (EDT)


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Re: [Plug] Microsoft Striks Again


General rule of thumb:   if you can do it via telnet, it's plaintext, and
  insecure/unsecure


k

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On Tue, 31 Aug 1999, Jason S. wrote:

> On Tue, 31 Aug 1999, Nick R wrote:
> 
> > Umm, aren't the passwords encrypted?
> 
> No. They're transmitted clear text, unencrypted accross the network.
> Thus the lable "unsecure".
> 
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