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Re: Blocking Google Talk
From: Frank Knobbe <frank () knobbe us>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:07:20 -0500
On Mon, 2006-06-19 at 08:35 -0400, Paul D. Robertson wrote:
As usual, it's always good to start at the source... From: Google Team <talk-feedback () google com> Hello, Thank you for contacting the Google Talk Team. We understand that it is sometimes necessary to disable instant messaging services on a network. If you need to disable Google Talk on your network, we suggest blocking DNS lookups to talk.google.com, by returning 127.0.0.1.
Wait.... isn't that "security through obscurity"? What prevents the user from using: 216.239.37.125 talk.google.com in his hosts file? You are telling me that Google recommends attempting to foil a resolver by returning bogus entries as an attempt to prohibit Google Talk traffic in a network? Is that the new Status Quo of Internet giants, giving stupid "un-security" advice like that? Excuse me while I wipe the coffee off my screen and keyboard... Cheers, Frank -- It is said that the Internet is a public utility. As such, it is best compared to a sewer. A big, fat pipe with a bunch of crap sloshing against your ports.
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