Vista - Secure to log into WLM on public hotspot Wi-fi

Curious if anyone knows whether it's safe to log into WLM (latest
version) while using public wi-fi at a free hotspot? It would be
unfortunate if someone could grab the sign-on and password.

From reading past posts, it's pretty clear that the text transferred
in conversations of WLM are not encrypted. But what about the sign
on?

Thanks!

Greetings md,

The sign in on Messenger uses normal web-based SSL, so it is in fact encrypted and not sent
in the clear. Whether or not you consider normal 128-bit SSL to be safe is a matter of
opinion

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