[FOSSNepal] Re: Pidgin password advisory

2008-01-20 Thread Prasanna Gautam
I think the problem is a bit more acute in windows because of easier access to malwares although it can't be underestimated in linux. On Jan 18, 2008 12:03 PM, Bipin Gautam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: in windows too Pidgin stores the plain text password in %userprofile%\../.purple/ folder in

[FOSSNepal] Re: Pidgin password advisory

2008-01-18 Thread Bipin Gautam
in windows too Pidgin stores the plain text password in %userprofile%\../.purple/ folder in plain text with all email of your conacts and when uninstalled doesnt clear the folder and password file. IM contacts stored locally can be used by mailware to SPAM is a long known issue but as the