Liability on shareware

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From: Ashley Niven
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 1995 00:00

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My apologies if this is not the right place to post this message:
I'm thinking of releasing one of my VB utilities as shareware. 
Could somebody tell me what my liability would be if my 
program, say, destroyed somebody's data (or worse burned 
their computer to ashes). I've seen disclaimers like "...this 
program comes 'as is'. Use at your own risk...". Is that enough 
to protect myself from lawsuits? With these million dollar settlements 
for burnt crotches one can never be too careful. Thanks 
in advance for any responses.
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From: an228195@anon.penet.fi (Ashley Niven)
Subject: Liability on shareware
Date: 1995/04/22
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