On Tue, 2010-07-20 at 16:15 +1200, Christopher Sawtell wrote:

> > Or the fact that it will abuse your firewall until it can find a way around 
> > it?
> Isn't the fact that it attempts to find a way around firewalls a benefit?
> Remember that we want ordinary folks to be able to use it in as many
> situations as possible.
> 
Only in specific environments. Within any kind of business environment
it's a massive security hazard, file transfer and all...
> 
> > I have* to use it, but wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
> > *My customers demand it. I need customers.
> 
> What would you recommend in its place?
> Remember that the replacement should be free of $$$ cost and
> installation be available on Linux, Windows, and Mac O/S X. It _must_
> be as simple to install as falling off the proverbial log, so Dear Old
> Aunt Tillly can make it go.

Well, dear old Aunt Till(l)y is no technical idiot if she's converted a
PC into a fairly sophisticated communications device (:

I don't use video - for reasons we discussed over a beer - so can't
really comment on alternatives.

In this case free comes at a real price.

Steve

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