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09-06-2009
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| | mandatory messenger upgrade why is MSN eventualy going to make the older messengers unusable? and what happens if 9 doesn't work with a particular computer? -- Four Generations Of Trust And Betrayal...One Legacy Skywolfe |
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09-06-2009
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| | Re: mandatory messenger upgrade Hi, Like all/most of the forced upgrades, it's because of a security hole: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec...ry/973882.mspx -- Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation -- "Rage Skywolfe" <RageSkywolfe@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:A537B753-57FF-44DA-94AC-25661E4418FC@xxxxxx Quote: > why is MSN eventualy going to make the older messengers unusable? and what > happens if 9 doesn't work with a particular computer? > -- > Four Generations Of Trust And Betrayal...One Legacy > > Skywolfe |
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09-06-2009
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| | Re: mandatory messenger upgrade thanks for the link this is the sfirst time I hace heard of other messenger versaions becomming unusuable though ... http://messengersays.spaces.live.com...!82557.entry-- Four Generations Of Trust And Betrayal...One Legacy Skywolfe "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote: Quote: > Hi, > > Like all/most of the forced upgrades, it's because of a security hole: > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec...ry/973882.mspx > > -- > Jonathan Kay > Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger > MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger > MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com > Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com > (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation > -- > > > "Rage Skywolfe" <RageSkywolfe@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:A537B753-57FF-44DA-94AC-25661E4418FC@xxxxxx Quote: > > why is MSN eventualy going to make the older messengers unusable? and what > > happens if 9 doesn't work with a particular computer? > > -- > > Four Generations Of Trust And Betrayal...One Legacy > > > > Skywolfe > > |
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09-07-2009
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| | Re: mandatory messenger upgrade Hi, I think it would maybe take two hands to count up the amount of times this has happened. The 6.x versions went out because of a security hole, 4.x wise, anything prior to 4.7, and other more specific OS ones. -- Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation -- "Rage Skywolfe" <RageSkywolfe@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:01955804-B34C-486C-859E-1BFF27DBB708@xxxxxx Quote: > thanks for the link this is the sfirst time I hace heard of other messenger > versaions becomming unusuable though ... > http://messengersays.spaces.live.com...!82557.entry-- > Four Generations Of Trust And Betrayal...One Legacy > > Skywolfe > > > "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote: > Quote: >> Hi, >> >> Like all/most of the forced upgrades, it's because of a security hole: >> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec...ry/973882.mspx >> >> -- >> Jonathan Kay >> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger >> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger >> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com >> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com >> (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation >> -- >> >> >> "Rage Skywolfe" <RageSkywolfe@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:A537B753-57FF-44DA-94AC-25661E4418FC@xxxxxx Quote: >> > why is MSN eventualy going to make the older messengers unusable? and what >> > happens if 9 doesn't work with a particular computer? >> > -- >> > Four Generations Of Trust And Betrayal...One Legacy >> > >> > Skywolfe >> >> |
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