Microsoft to shoot Messenger in next update

[Gary Stoneburner <gary.stoneburner@nist.gov>]

re:
http://news.com.com/2100-7355_3-5098603.html?tag=nefd_top

"Spam attacks and security vulnerabilities have prompted Microsoft
to plan to turn off its troublesome Windows Messenger service in the next
Windows XP update, a company representative said Tuesday."

This is a positive from my point of view.  For MS to disable
technology rather than add more is an important milestone.  When a
problem becomes known (that is, some code that is problematic for
security), perhaps it is best to turn it off until we are confident we
have a solution, rather than rush to patch.

Cheers,
Gary

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