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   Netscape Guy to Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo   
   Re: Use of alternate e-mail port (995 in   
   17 May 08 22:57:29   
   
   From: Netscape@Guy.com   
      
   Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:   
      
   > > So what's the problem with 7.2?   
   >   
   > you're absolutely right, you can still use Net 4.x and Net   
   > 7.2.  You can continue to use them till the cows come home.   
      
   >   What I mean by their dead products is Netscape isn't   
   > developing them anymore.   
      
   Microsoft isin't developing XP anymore - so is it dead too?   
      
   > They have many security problems,   
   > For example, a hacker has sent you an email, and you're   
   > still using those dead products, then he can gain certain   
   > information about you, your computer,   
      
   Are you speculating about security problems with the e-mail client   
   aspect of 4.x or 7.x (speculating because they must have problems   
   because they're old) or can you point to specific CERT-documented   
   issues for those versions?   
      
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