Re: keeping Eudora from calling home (was Re: Worm and Virus attack)

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From: werner
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 19:23

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quoting Bruce Tomlin <bruce#fanboy.net@127.0.0.1> :
> I used to use Eudora a long time ago, until they came up with the adware 
> version. replace the ad cache directory with an empty file... no ads!

with a little insight and effort the PC-version can be 'quieted' also
(hint: use a free software firewall like Sygate)
...Eudora did loose a bunch of entries from my addressbook recently...
but I doubt that that was 'in revenge' for nor letting it "call home"
(though I can't be sure, of course... :(


p.s. why was this cross-posted to sci.electronics.design anyways?
     I'll take that out (of my FollowUp-To-header)
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