Re: Potential flaw in Skype 5 for OSX

2011-05-08 Thread carolyn Haas
Jes: And we all need to know this why? On May 7, 2011, at 9:06 AM, Jes Smith wrote: > Think I'll go back to Skype 2.8 for OS X. > > On May 7, 2011, at 5:16 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > >> Not only that, but, as the article states, not until people started blogging >> about it publically did Skyp

Re: Potential flaw in Skype 5 for OSX

2011-05-07 Thread Jes Smith
Think I'll go back to Skype 2.8 for OS X. On May 7, 2011, at 5:16 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > Not only that, but, as the article states, not until people started blogging > about it publically did Skype feel the need to issue a patch. However, > apparently, the patch has not been pushed out to u

Re: Potential flaw in Skype 5 for OSX

2011-05-07 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Not only that, but, as the article states, not until people started blogging about it publically did Skype feel the need to issue a patch. However, apparently, the patch has not been pushed out to users. The article provides a link to the version of Skype containing the patch. Think I'll take

Potential flaw in Skype 5 for OSX

2011-05-06 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
Something to be aware of in Skype 5. This will only be a problem if, as the article states, you accept messages from strangers. Closing the conversation with command W or quitting Skype should shut down this hole. http://mashable.com/2011/05/06/skype-mac-security-fail/?utm_source=feedburner&utm