If you have Network HotSync (provided on the CD that comes with your Visor) enabled on your machine, and a malicious user knows your name (ex. John Smith), and the ip of your machine (ex. 192.168.22.22, or jsmith.company.com), he can change the name on his Visor to yours, do a Network hotsync with your ip, and download all of your email, send email as you, and perform any function that you can. There is no password or authentication of any kind. If I wanted to read my co-workers email, or send a nasty message from him to his boss, all I would need to do is put his name into my visor (Jim Beam), and do a network sync to jbeam.company.com. I have contacted Handspring about this and have heard nothing back. ---------- Jay Austad Network Administrator CBS Marketwatch 612.817.1271 jaustadat_private http://cbs.marketwatch.com http://www.bigcharts.com
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