1998-11-05 - Re: is it real? 2

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From: “HT1 HOWELL, REESE R-7 X7572 PRD 03/98” <howree@cable.navy.mil>
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UTC Datetime: 1998-11-05 11:47:01 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1998 19:47:01 +0800

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From: "HT1 HOWELL, REESE R-7 X7572  PRD 03/98" <howree@cable.navy.mil>
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1998 19:47:01 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: is it real? 2
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> On Wed, Nov 04, 1998 at 09:52:29PM -0800, zERoe wrote:
>>for your info, please.
>>
>>Just in case.......
>>......... basically.... don't install Windows 98 ..... since they have
>>this "added" function.....  =)
--snip--

On or around Wed, 4 Nov 1998 entropi wrote:
> While some of the "information" cited in this post is technically possible, as a
> sys admin at a small start-up ISP, I can guarantee you that at least one ISP in the US is not kissing MS's ass in such a fashion.
--snip--

I do not see where the cooperation of the ISP would be required, unless the 
user had used fictitious or obviously false names and company names (where 
required) for the registration of the programs in question.

I for one, find the claims that M$ is doing this entirely believable, it is 
well within the capability of the program to perform this function without the 
user being aware.

what I want to know is, is it just Win98 that does this, or does Win95 (any 
version) with Ie4 do this also???

Reeza!





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