Chats, was Re: [P1] net2phone like app for the mac ?

[Tom R. no spam]

How do these instant messenger apps affect security?
Are you letting someone control your computer to do
their message writing?  Anything else?  For example,
chat on unix used to be prohibited (maybe still is?)
due to security concerns.

On Sun, 8 Dec 2002 kickfire at i-rule.net wrote:

> Um Guys, Ive been using AOL's instant messenger (downloaded from
> aol.com NOT the IM that comes with AOL!) and have been talking over the
> net to others for over a year! it has a button labled "talk" which can be used
> to talk verbally to others. just be sure to us head phones or you will get
> feedback.