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Message-ID: <001701c23c4f$0748f520$e62d1c41@kc.rr.com> From: mattmurphy at kc.rr.com (Matthew Murphy) Subject: Re: AOL Instant Messenger - Away Setting and Snoopers >i fail to see the importance of this. the hide window option is primarily >for preventing full screen applications (particularly games) from crashing >or switching to the desktop when another user messages you. i highly doubt >the hide window option is intended for any security purposes. if you're >conserned with people viewing your screen, lock it with a screensaver or >nt/2k/xp "lock" feature. "Hide window" stops people from viewing your windows. With this, somebody *could* view your window. It really is a matter of information disclosure -- do I need to see three pages of chat to tell me the relevance of 2 messages while I'm away? Not likely...
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