AOL Messenger???

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I get some rather interesting things in the mail.  ;-)  Weren't we talking
about the AOL messenger thingy a while back (maybe as an aside for another
messenger service?)  Anyway, it is not illegal to listen in on ANY email
transmission.  Did Y'all know that?  I always say, "Never put anything on a
PC that you wouldn't have displayed on a huge billboard on Main Street.  It
just might be, some day.  ;-)"

Welcome to SRO Update for August 19, 1999

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In This Issue:

1. (News) Is AOL Hacking Its Own Instant Messaging Users?
2. (News) Sun Steps Up Its Internet Startup Recruitment
3. (Technology) Tools For The Web Site Artist
4. (Opinion) Is Free Too Costly?
5. (InfoPack) Certification
6. (Sm@rt Poll) What's your customer's average desktop PC speed?

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--In The News--

>1. Is AOL Hacking Its Own Instant Messaging Users?
http://cgi.zdnet.com/slink?6831

As the Instant Messaging (IM) war rages on, evidence is
mounting which suggests that AOL is using a security hole in its
own software to lock out IM clones. For more, click here.

>2. Sun Steps Up Its Internet Startup Recruitment
http://cgi.zdnet.com/slink?6832

Sun Microsystems Inc. is stepping up its recruitment of Internet
startups that agree to run their businesses or develop software
on the Sun platform. Click here for the full story.


--Technology--

>3. Tools For The Web Site Artist
http://cgi.zdnet.com/slink?6833

Serious web-site design calls for industrial-strength apps--like
these.


--Opinion--

>4. Is Free Too Costly?
http://cgi.zdnet.com/slink?6834

The low-end reseller/isp business is in trouble. Deep trouble.
Free PCs, free Internet services and free Web sites are cutting
the legs right out from beneath low-end box resellers and ISPs.


--InfoPack--

>5. Certification
http://cgi.zdnet.com/slink?6835

You can love it or you can hate it, but you can't ignore it.
Certification is often the first thing a customer looks for when
choosing a reseller or integrator. And we're not just talking
about certification designations from Cisco Systems, Microsoft
and Novell: There are many other opportunities as well.


--Sm@rt Poll--

>6. What's your customer's average desktop PC speed?
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Let your voice be heard. Visit our home page and cast your vote
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print issue, "Channel Surf" section.

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