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In article <garryh-0612941337150001@seeding.apple.com>,
garryh@seeding.apple.com (Garry Hornbuckle) wrote:

> In article <billy-2611942305320001@billy.dialup.access.net>,
> billy@panix.com (Bill Steinberg) wrote:
> 
> > You can fix the problem by opening your copy of 2.0.4...

> I've posted this to some other threads, but...
> 
> Apple cannot, does not, and will not endorse nor support these 'patch the
> patcher' solutions.
> 
> I am trying to strike a balance between your desire to upgrade painlessly
> and at no charge, and my need to insure that only properly licensed -
> i.e., legal - copies of MacTCP get updated. We require a virgin copy of
> MacTCP primarily for this reason. 
> 
> I know that it is a hassle, but it is better than finding proof of
> original purpose, sending an order to a fulfillment house, paying for
> shipping and handling, and waiting on the postal service, isn't it????
> 
> Please help support me in doing the Right Thing (releasing no charge
> electronic updates) by you doing the Right Thing.
> 
> Apple is investigating the situation with MacFormat.... Please don't email
> me about them ... I cannot comment further at this time.
> 
> Regards
> 
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Garry,

It certainly wasn't my intention to subvert the processes you have set up
to distribute updates. I think your update intentions and implementations
are great, have served me well, and have served many, many people.

On the other hand, how the hell was I supposed to infer that the system
heap bit being set in the 2.0.4 driver was a form of "properly licensed -
i.e., legal"  protection you took advantage of when setting up the
updater?

I figured that it was an oversight on the part of the person who created
the updater, not a check for legal ownership.

I am a legal owner of MacTCP, from Adam's Internet book, but for the life
of me I couldn't find the floppy that came with the book. I'm sure it will
show up one day, along with a few hundred un-paired socks. All my archives
(I have DAT archives of all my hard drives for the past 3 years) had 2.0.4
saved with the system heap bit already set.

So I guess I'm sorry for my subversion of your intentions, even though I
thought I _was_ doing the "Right Thing"...

Bill S