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[ale] PPTP issue that affects Linux but not Windows?

Subject: [ale] PPTP issue that affects Linux but not Windows?
From: esoteric at 3times25.net (Geoffrey)
Date: Thu Apr 29 20:26:04 2004
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Jeff Hubbs wrote:
> Am I wrong or is PPTP to be avoided in general due to design weaknesses?

You are absolutely correct.  It contains known flaws which make it 
substanially less secure than ipsec.  But, you know Microsoft, always 
wanting to rebuild the wheel, their wheel, their way...

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey                     Registered Linux User #108567
Building secure systems in spite of Microsoft

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- [ale] PPTP issue that affects Linux but not Windows?
  - From: jb at devsea.com (John Wells)
- [ale] PPTP issue that affects Linux but not Windows?
  - From: hbbs at comcast.net (Jeff Hubbs)

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