Re: Yahoo! Instant Messenger

[Matthew Keller <kellermg () POTSDAM EDU>]

"Michael S. Fischer" wrote:
> The third statement of this paragraph is untrue -- Almost every transaction
> at Yahoo! involving money uses the Yahoo! wallet system, which uses a
> separate password from the one used by YIM and the other "standard"
> (non-financial) services.

        You're assuming that the person who holds both a YIM account and a
Wallet account uses a different password. I'd bet willing to wager that
near five-9's of the YIM/wallet users use the same account name and
password, thus making any disclosure of their password a problem.
--

 Matthew Keller
 WebMaster, Interim Network Manager &
   Host Systems Analyst
 Computing & Technology Services
 Information Services Division
 State University of New York at Potsdam

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