Kevin Stange wrote:
On 01/14/12 23:13, Dennis Carr wrote:
On Sat, 14 Jan 2012, jjc...@dstsystems.com wrote:
passwords are NOT stored in plaintext (examination of
~/.purple/accounts.xml) - I'm not clear on the encryption scheme though.
This is not a correct statement. Passwords are not encrypted in the
accounts.xml file in any way.
The position on this is that it would be security by obscurity, and
fairly easily defeated. Storing of passwords can be turned off.
--
David Woolley
Emails are not formal business letters, whatever businesses may want.
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that is no longer good advice, as archive address hiding may not work.
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