In message <Pine.GSO.4.40.0206282129130.7026-100000@clifden.donelan.com>, Sean Donelan writes:

Despite what security people say, if you are going to use e-mail, the web or IM, the question is how can you do it safely? Heck, I read a recent article how even the US military is starting to use a version of IM for its battlefield coordination of activity.

While "just say no" sometimes applies, competent security understand the concept of "business need". You're absolutely right about this:

So instead of just saying no, how about coming up with same ways to solve the how to do it securely.

--Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb (me) http://www.wilyhacker.com ("Firewalls" book)