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 -- Steve Holdoway <[email protected]> http://www.greengecko.co.nz MSN: [email protected] Skype: sholdowa
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