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> I mean really, what have they accomplished? Have they prevented users
> from
> accessing the network with their PDA's? No.
True

>Have they kept users from syncing remotely? No, you still have Bluetooth,
>IR, and WiFi with Exchange Server.
Actually yes they have. BT and IR are relatively short range technologies
that prodiminantly depend on a line of sight between the PPC and PC. Not
entirely so on the BT side but that isn't the issue. Wifi with exchange is a
significantly different and more secure process than syncing with the
desktop version of Outlook via AS. There is inherent security built into
that connection not available in the AS system.

>So what, precisely, are they protecting us against?
The entiely open transmission of all the contacts, calendar, tasks, files,
etc that are passed during an AS session over the internet when you are
sitting at a free wifi hotspot at the local coffee shop.

The vulnerability is documented and easy to find on the web.

Are there ways to fix it? Sure, but they do take time and effort and
resources. You are a programmer. Do you spend time and effort on things that
your management believes are not critical, at the expense of things that
are?

Sven
MVP - Mobile Devices


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