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Re: jump2.eudora.com
From: Blair Strang <Blair.Strang () CHELMER CO NZ>
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 11:48:30 +1200
This thread looks almost beaten to death, but... here are some useless opinions. Erik Taylor wrote:
Since the connections to jump2.eudora.com aren't "stealth-like" or covert, people shouldn't jump the gun and think Eudora is gathering a huge database of client information, such as Real Media had done. Anyway, just my two cents.
When a program gratuitously connects to a central server (i.e, without you asking it to), whose benefit is that _really_ for? Let's say company X has a proggie which connects to their master server - how, from a business point of view, could they justify *not* gathering statistics on who's using it? What OS versions their users are running? What countries they tend to come from? <axiom class="personal"> If "wizzyware 3.14" sends info to a master server, (even just by querying it), it should be assumed the vendor will log it and use it. It should also be assumed that if "Wizzysoft" have the capability to uniquely identify you and your preferences, they will do so. (To provide a better experience for you, their valued customer ;-) </axiom> my 5e-2 $ [We don't have 2c pieces in NZ] Regards, Blair. -- The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments is confidential and is intended for the attention and use of the named addressee(s) only. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of Chelmer Limited.
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- Re: jump2.eudora.com, (continued)
- Re: jump2.eudora.com Erik Tayler (Aug 28)
- Re: jump2.eudora.com Bluefish (P.Magnusson) (Aug 29)
- Re: jump2.eudora.com Teicher, Mark (Aug 29)
- Re: jump2.eudora.com Fabio Roccatagliata (Aug 28)
- Re: jump2.eudora.com Schlachter, Jake (Aug 28)
- Re: jump2.eudora.com Robert G. Ferrell (Aug 28)
- Re: jump2.eudora.com Perry Anton (Aug 28)
- Re: jump2.eudora.com Brad Griffin (Aug 28)
- Re: jump2.eudora.com Dragos Ruiu (Aug 28)
- Re: jump2.eudora.com Jonathan Rickman (Aug 28)
- Re: jump2.eudora.com Blair Strang (Aug 28)
- Re: jump2.eudora.com Wolfgang Gassner (Aug 29)
- Re: jump2.eudora.com Laumann, Dave (Aug 30)
- Re: jump2.eudora.com Bluefish (P.Magnusson) (Aug 31)