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AOL closes a Windows service

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edited October 2003 in Science & Tech
Yesterday, AOL announced that its software will now disable a Windows Messenger service (a data exchange mechanism for networked computers that shouldn't be confused with the software giant's instant-messaging application), in an attempt to further increase security for users whilst using their software.

[blockquote]Microsoft acknowledged there wasn't much reason for home users to have the Windows Messenger service turned on. "It was on by default dating back to Windows NT," said Darin Linnman, a spokesman for the company. "It was one of the features that was left on to support those users."
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The move, however, has raised questions about how far Internet service providers should go to secure their users. AOL uses a program to disable the Windows Messenger service when a user logs on to its network. If users want to turn it back on, they can either do it themselves or go to an AOL site that will use another program to do it for them.[/blockquote]
[link=http://rss.com.com/2100-7355_3-5096882.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=news]Read the full report[/link] [link=http://www.short-media.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3226&highlight=messenger+service]A related thread here at Short-Media[/link]

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  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    SM-Bot had this to say
    Yesterday, AOL announced that its software will now disable a Windows Messenger service (a data exchange mechanism for networked computers that shouldn't be confused with the software giant's instant-messaging application), in an attempt to further increase security for users whilst using their software.

    [blockquote]Microsoft acknowledged there wasn't much reason for home users to have the Windows Messenger service turned on. "It was on by default dating back to Windows NT," said Darin Linnman, a spokesman for the company. "It was one of the features that was left on to support those users."
    ...
    The move, however, has raised questions about how far Internet service providers should go to secure their users. AOL uses a program to disable the Windows Messenger service when a user logs on to its network. If users want to turn it back on, they can either do it themselves or go to an AOL site that will use another program to do it for them.[/blockquote]
    [link=http://rss.com.com/2100-7355_3-5096882.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=news]Read the full report[/link] [link=http://www.short-media.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3226&highlight=messenger+service]A related thread here at Short-Media[/link]

    Thats stupid.

    Messenger is used at work to notify you when a remote printing job has completed, and is used for other general information, this better be optional.

    NS
  • NecropolisNecropolis Hawarden, Wales Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    NS,

    How many big business' do you know that uses AOL? I have worked for lots of companies and NONE of them have used AOL.

    All normal companies have basic dial-up at worst, super high speed conections at best.
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    Necropolis_uk had this to say
    NS,

    How many big business' do you know that uses AOL? I have worked for lots of companies and NONE of them have used AOL.

    All normal companies have basic dial-up at worst, super high speed conections at best.

    Oh, sorry, I was thinking of AOL IM not the AOL ISP service *slap*

    Ill go back to completing Max Payne 2 on hardest....

    NS
  • DanGDanG I AM CANADIAN Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    I've worked for 2 big companies, and 1 used aol in house and the one I work for now uses windows messenger to notify us of important things like close and reopen the db and other such things.
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