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Posted 11 May 2007 - 02:32 PM

Been playing with IM's lately Noticed most send messages unencrypted. Here are some questions:I use Pidgin, and have used GAIM before, does it log me out when I close?If I forget to close it what happens?Thanks...
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Posted 11 May 2007 - 02:39 PM

? I don't quite understand your questions but, like any other messenger make sure if other people use your computer don't forget to log out and don't allow your computer to save your password so they can automatically log in. If your afraid people are going to read your messages on your computer make sure the logging feature of whatever program your using isn't turned on.
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Posted 12 May 2007 - 04:14 PM

[quote:44748f52dc] I don't quite understand your questions but, like any other messenger make sure if ....[/quote:44748f52dc]When I end Pidgin their is only a quit option, not a log off,encyption is good too.. not everyone use it though.It would be nice to edit the session timeout length.
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Posted 12 May 2007 - 05:08 PM

Oh, I've never used Pidgin so I couldn't tell you. I'm assuming since there is only a quit that it will just shut down the program as a whole.
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