At 2003-01-21T23:03:09Z, Doug Poland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> I'm concerned about the big 3, AOL, MSN, and Yahoo.  They must have a
> limited IP range they use.

From GAIM's account editor:

    AOL  : login.oscar.aol.com:5190
    Yahoo: scs.yahoo.com:5050
    MSN  : messenger.hotmail.com:1863

> This is my boss's idea!  Also there are also a number of volunteers who
> cannot be fired.

Ahh, then, that makes a difference.  I'd still advertise an explicit "no
IM!" policy.

> I'm doing that now, however, I know the Yahoo client will use any open
> port it can find and tunnel through that.

I hadn't been aware of that.  Seems like rather un-neighborly behaviour.

> Actually, this is to head of the problem before it starts.  Thanks for you
> input and point of view Kirk.

Gotcha.  Or, do what a friend of mine does (but denies): commandeer your own
local server, and use it to insert enough bogus messages into the local
network to make IM clients unusable.  :)
-- 
Kirk Strauser
In Googlis non est, ergo non est.

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