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Yes, I have used some made-up addresses for sites like that, too....such as
I am a little unhappy with AVG having those conditions in their EULA...it certainly doesn't seem like the sort of thing you'd find in an anti-virus' agreement. :-\ -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "FACE" wrote in message ... Actually, like most everyone else, I have what i call a "throwaway" yahoo email account. I guess i just wanted to be extra straight up about the whole thing with a virus scanner, not even sure why since I always use the Yahoo address to register for access for those pesky online newspapers that require registration just to read the articles and for other free software and don't give it a thought. ..Unless i use "Bugmenot.com" for the papers. :-) FACE On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 17:56:00 -0500, "glee" in microsoft.public.win98.performance wrote: I have other email addresses than my primary mailbox. I keep at least one for just such situations. I registered using one of my alternate addresses. There are free webmail addresses you could get for this type of thing, from Hotmail, Yahoo mail or others. |
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On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 22:12:03 -0500, "glee" in
microsoft.public.win98.performance wrote: I am a little unhappy with AVG having those conditions in their EULA...it certainly doesn't seem like the sort of thing you'd find in an anti-virus' agreement. :-\ Comment..... I agree, obviously you have read it and it wasn't exactly "forever" -- it was ten years. But......once it has been "shared" it really is forever because the sharee's will also share it with their business partners (slight euphemism there) who will be bound by nothing and your personal info is literally perpetuated forever. Where the EULA details are something I would expect to find at 'slimeymikes software cracks and workarounds'(If slimeymike told you at all), it was, as you say, not something I expected from a respected(?) AV supplier. It is not the same, but not that dissimilar to, those fake spyware eradication programs that may delete other people's spyware, but actually load their own spyware. I suppose i felt a slightly stunned rebuff when i read the AVG EULA. Further, anyone who thinks that their email address is safe is deluding themselves, regardless of the EULA. Yesterday on the local ng I saw a posting where someone was selling registration email addresses -- by the million. For years i have felt that all that it really takes is a disgruntled ISP or software house employee with CD access. In any event, my problem is solved about the compatibility issue. Regardless of what is said on the AVG free forum, AVG continues to be active and scheduled tests and updates occur without the AVG Command Center constantly running in systray or minimized. FACE |
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On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 22:12:03 -0500, "glee" in
microsoft.public.win98.performance wrote: I am a little unhappy with AVG having those conditions in their EULA...it certainly doesn't seem like the sort of thing you'd find in an anti-virus' agreement. :-\ Comment..... I agree, obviously you have read it and it wasn't exactly "forever" -- it was ten years. But......once it has been "shared" it really is forever because the sharee's will also share it with their business partners (slight euphemism there) who will be bound by nothing and your personal info is literally perpetuated forever. Where the EULA details are something I would expect to find at 'slimeymikes software cracks and workarounds'(If slimeymike told you at all), it was, as you say, not something I expected from a respected(?) AV supplier. It is not the same, but not that dissimilar to, those fake spyware eradication programs that may delete other people's spyware, but actually load their own spyware. I suppose i felt a slightly stunned rebuff when i read the AVG EULA. Further, anyone who thinks that their email address is safe is deluding themselves, regardless of the EULA. Yesterday on the local ng I saw a posting where someone was selling registration email addresses -- by the million. For years i have felt that all that it really takes is a disgruntled ISP or software house employee with CD access. In any event, my problem is solved about the compatibility issue. Regardless of what is said on the AVG free forum, AVG continues to be active and scheduled tests and updates occur without the AVG Command Center constantly running in systray or minimized. FACE |
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I haven't tested the Scheduled Tests yet, but yes, updates occur even with the
Control Center turned off....I discovered that this morning. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "FACE" wrote in message ... On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 22:12:03 -0500, "glee" in microsoft.public.win98.performance wrote: I am a little unhappy with AVG having those conditions in their EULA...it certainly doesn't seem like the sort of thing you'd find in an anti-virus' agreement. :-\ Comment..... I agree, obviously you have read it and it wasn't exactly "forever" -- it was ten years. But......once it has been "shared" it really is forever because the sharee's will also share it with their business partners (slight euphemism there) who will be bound by nothing and your personal info is literally perpetuated forever. Where the EULA details are something I would expect to find at 'slimeymikes software cracks and workarounds'(If slimeymike told you at all), it was, as you say, not something I expected from a respected(?) AV supplier. It is not the same, but not that dissimilar to, those fake spyware eradication programs that may delete other people's spyware, but actually load their own spyware. I suppose i felt a slightly stunned rebuff when i read the AVG EULA. Further, anyone who thinks that their email address is safe is deluding themselves, regardless of the EULA. Yesterday on the local ng I saw a posting where someone was selling registration email addresses -- by the million. For years i have felt that all that it really takes is a disgruntled ISP or software house employee with CD access. In any event, my problem is solved about the compatibility issue. Regardless of what is said on the AVG free forum, AVG continues to be active and scheduled tests and updates occur without the AVG Command Center constantly running in systray or minimized. FACE |
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I haven't tested the Scheduled Tests yet, but yes, updates occur even with the
Control Center turned off....I discovered that this morning. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "FACE" wrote in message ... On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 22:12:03 -0500, "glee" in microsoft.public.win98.performance wrote: I am a little unhappy with AVG having those conditions in their EULA...it certainly doesn't seem like the sort of thing you'd find in an anti-virus' agreement. :-\ Comment..... I agree, obviously you have read it and it wasn't exactly "forever" -- it was ten years. But......once it has been "shared" it really is forever because the sharee's will also share it with their business partners (slight euphemism there) who will be bound by nothing and your personal info is literally perpetuated forever. Where the EULA details are something I would expect to find at 'slimeymikes software cracks and workarounds'(If slimeymike told you at all), it was, as you say, not something I expected from a respected(?) AV supplier. It is not the same, but not that dissimilar to, those fake spyware eradication programs that may delete other people's spyware, but actually load their own spyware. I suppose i felt a slightly stunned rebuff when i read the AVG EULA. Further, anyone who thinks that their email address is safe is deluding themselves, regardless of the EULA. Yesterday on the local ng I saw a posting where someone was selling registration email addresses -- by the million. For years i have felt that all that it really takes is a disgruntled ISP or software house employee with CD access. In any event, my problem is solved about the compatibility issue. Regardless of what is said on the AVG free forum, AVG continues to be active and scheduled tests and updates occur without the AVG Command Center constantly running in systray or minimized. FACE |
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