>Here's a few bits of weirdness I've noticed with Timbuktu.
>
> Someone sent an internal email
>noting that the passwords would show up. I.e. if someone had connected to
>your machine, and you pulled up the app after, there was their password
>showing in the clear.....I think it was build 635 that did this.
For further elucidation, here's the transcript of a message I sent to Netopia
about this issue back in May:
Original Message (05/04/99 at 07:37:14):
System: Micron GoBook2 Pentium II 96 MB RAM
OS: Windows 98 (4.10)
3Com Megahertz LAN + 56K Modem PC Card
RE: Timbuktu Pro 32, build 503
Whenever I start Timbuktu, in the TCP/IP tab the first TCP/IP Address entry
is always my Windows Client logon password, in plain text. I've tracked this
to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Netopia\Timbuktu Pro\NetPlaces in the
registry and removed it, but it comes right back the next time I reboot, even
if I don't logon to the machine as myself. I've never entered this as an "IP
address' when connecting to remote systems; in fact, I use IP addresses
exclusively (no hostnames). I'm a little concerned about this as a
possible security risk.
Thanks for you attention.
From: Ask_Netopia@netopia.com <mailto:Ask_Netopia@netopia.com>
[SMTP:Ask_Netopia@netopia.com] <mailto:[SMTP:Ask_Netopia@netopia.com]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 8:17 PM
To: Robert G Ferrell, San Antonio, TX
Subject: Tech Supp / Timbuktu Pro 32
Robert G. Ferrell
Internet Technologist
National Business Center, US DoI
Robert_G_Ferrell@nbc.gov
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