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164: PPTP = TTFN

Recorded July 12, 2016

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TOPICS:

- PPTP - Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is a method for implementing virtual private networks. PPTP uses a control channel over TCP and a GRE tunnel operating to encapsulate PPP packets.

- TTFN is an initialism for a colloquial valediction, 'ta ta for now', based on 'ta ta', an informal 'goodbye', approximately equivalent to 'bye bye' but in an easier meaning it means 'goodbye for now'. The expression came to prominence, in the UK, during the Second World War. Used by the military, it was frequently heard by the British public.

- Joe discusses being away from the office on vacation fro three weeks.

- Migrating from Kerio Mail Server to Google
- Kerio's Acquisition Of GetSynced - http://www.kerio.com/company/media-center/press-releases/kerio-technologies-announces-acquisition-getsyncd

- Prepare for removal of PPTP VPN before you upgrade to iOS 10 and macOS Sierra
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 LogMeIn Hamachi - Create virtual private networks on-demand

- 146: Upgrading Late Model iMac's with JD Strong of Strong Solutions

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