[OTR-users] Verification of OTR plugin for Trillian Pro

[Nikita Borisov]

On 6/29/06, Aldert J.B.P. Hazenberg <aldert at rotz.org> wrote:
> Aldert J.B.P. Hazenberg wrote:
> > Hi Guys and Girls,
> >
> > I noticed that Trillian Pro now has an OTR plugin as well !
> > (this time Twan of is the cool guy :) found emails from him in otr-dev)
> >
> > http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/downloads/detail.php?item=378
> >
> > Again question I have about this :
> >
> > 1. As it seems to me that this plugin is written by somebody not in
> >    the "core" OTR team, should the code not be checked for "issues" ?
> >
> >    I cannot find the source code of the plugin, something that makes
> >    it even harder to check I guess :)
> >
> > 2. Even if the code is ok, how can i be sure that the ddl supplied is
> >    built from that code ? (as the dll is not supplied by the OTR team)

I think whether the DLL is supplied by us or someone else is not
really the issue; if you want to make sure that code you are running
doesn't have "issues," you probably want to check and compile all your
own software.  Obviously, you won't be able to do that with Trillian
since the source code is available, and it sounds like the plugin has
similar problems.  There isn't much we can do about it, whether you
decide to use the plugin or switch to another IM program is up to you.

- Nikita