1996-02-24 - Re: REM_ote

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From: sameer <sameer@c2.org>
To: jsw@netscape.com
Message Hash: 33d6c19f146b03f3ce29de9be6577e9dfde8e879b4dce1afaeee41cc0001c1bc
Message ID: <199602241617.IAA28724@infinity.c2.org>
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UTC Datetime: 1996-02-24 16:56:02 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 25 Feb 1996 00:56:02 +0800

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From: sameer <sameer@c2.org>
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 1996 00:56:02 +0800
To: jsw@netscape.com
Subject: Re: REM_ote
In-Reply-To: <312EC793.3CE9@netscape.com>
Message-ID: <199602241617.IAA28724@infinity.c2.org>
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> about your browsing habits.  Of course we have never done this, but if we
> were "phoning home" periodically to check for new releases it might raise
> some suspicion among the more paranoid.
> 
>   I guess we could make it an option...

	I don't think you need to "phone home". Just make it happen
whenever someone hits the Netscape web site. some monstrous percentage
of Netscape users haven't changed the default home page, and even
those who have do go to the Netscape page every now and then.

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