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From: Bruce Tomlin
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 14:50

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In article <os1nmvg3gs2n1b4kjrj6eqdpi6j8tsokfu@4ax.com>,
 Spehro Pefhany <speff@interlog.com> wrote:

> Yes, there's a paid version, which we have bought. I don't think the
> free version is spyware, just adware. One time I accidentally deleted
> the ad window and it stopped working until I figured out how to bring
> it back. 8-( 

I used to use Eudora a long time ago, until they came up with the adware 
version.  The problem wasn't the adware, the problem was that they 
completely rewrote the UI code for the Mac version, presumably with 
oodles of C++, and window redraw was too slow.  They would visibly 
flicker during redraw.

Anyhow, the trick I found was to locate the cache directory for the ads, 
delete it, and create an empty file of the same name.  The ad window was 
still there, but it couldn't download any ads, so the window was empty.

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