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Subject: Re: FW: TCP/IP and AOL (and Compuserve)
From: "George M. Jones" <George . Jones @ compuserve . net>
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 14:32:37 -0400 (EDT)
To: "Jeffrey C. Sedayao" <sedayao @ argus . intel . com>
Cc: firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to: <199609181943 . MAA24521 @ argus . intel . com>
Reply-to: "George M. Jones" <George . Jones @ compuserve . net>

>
>  
> I have had requests for both.  Both the America Online client and the
> Compuserve client can use the Internet.  We deal with this by using FWTK
> plug-gw at ports 4144 (to compuserve.com) and port 5190 (to 
> americaonline.aol.com)
> 
> One thing to watch out for (at least the last time I checked) is that the 
> passwords go clear text over the Net.
> 

CompuServe (CIM) passwords have not been transmitted in the clear by
any version of the product released in the last year.  That includes
at least WinCIM 2.0, and possibly as far back as 1.4.

> -- 
> Jeff Sedayao
> Intel Corporation
> sedayao @
 argus .
 intel .
 com

---George Jones
CompuServe Internet Security
Email: George .
 Jones @
 CompuServe .
 NET 
Snail Mail: 5000 Arlington Centre Blvd., Columbus, Ohio 43220 USA




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