".NET Messenger Service Staff: You are running a version of messenger that requires an immediate security update. Please visit http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Upgrades.aspx to complete the update."
The messenger that messenger@microsoft.com wants me to update is Trillian. It indeed has a severe security flaw: it allows users to circumvent provider-wanted lock-ins to single platforms or clients. As this is unacceptable to a solid business model, MSN will ban Trillian clients and older MSN Messenger versions in some weeks from its network. Of yourse I won't "update", I don't even have Microsoft clients on my machines. It's not me who is locked out. Those that solely rely on MSN as instant messaging platform are locked out. Don't have yourself locked into a single platform and out of the rest of the world - better switch.
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