Pavle Zivkovic spake unto us the following wisdom: > Hi everyone, > > I'm writing to you for the first time. I just wanted to ''notify" (although > I suppose that everyone knows that already) that pidgin, even though it is > *THE > BEST* IM program that I have seen (and i've been using quite a few of them), > has one big... no, not big... HUUUUUUUUUUUGE flaw... Namely (for win users) > go to folder: C:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Roaming\.purple\ and open file > named: *accounts.xml* > Unfortunately you (and everyone else that has access to your computer) will > be able to *SEE ALL OF YOUR USERNAMES AND PASSWORDS KEPT NON-ENCRYPTED IN > .XML FILE.* (sorry for the capital letters, but I wanted to emphasize the > magnitude of the problem)
PLEASE READ THE FAQ.
Sorry for the capital letters, but I wanted to emphasize the magnitude
of the total lack of a problem here.
> It is totally unnecessary to explain why it is a problem, I just wanted to
> know if there is any plan for the issue to be resolved in the near future,
> as I noticed it in even in early 2.xx versions and it haven't been addressed
> throughout the versions (today i am using 2.6.3).
Neither will I explain why it is not at all a problem.
Ethan
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The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are laws [that have no remedy
for evils]. They disarm only those who are neither inclined nor
determined to commit crimes.
-- Cesare Beccaria, "On Crimes and Punishments", 1764
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