On Fri, 27 May 2011 01:49:14 -0500
"Leo Rosenstein" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Does anyone know if it is possible for pidgin chats to be monitored or
> "seen" by another system while they are taking place? In otherwords
> can pidgin chats be "eavesdropped" ??

Yes, they can be because the data is being passed between participants
by a server that is under 3rd party control.

If you want plausible deniability one way of achieving that is using
Off The Record (OTR). Have a look at http://www.cypherpunks.ca/otr for
more information.

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Brian Morrison

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