A blog entry which claims that the proprietary "Push IMAP" protocol
that Apple and Yahoo came up with is deeply flawed -- the entry states
that the entire thing is vulnerable to trivial replay attacks.

http://blog.dave.cridland.net/?p=32

Hat tip: Marshall Rose

If true, this is yet more evidence for the ancient hypothesis that it
is foolish to roll your own security protocols.

Perry
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Perry E. Metzger                [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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