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to: DYLAN SIDES
from: STEVE BENNETT
date: 1997-04-16 00:02:00
subject: Re: Internet Dialing Tro

>- Speaking of Internet Dialing Tro, Dylan Sides said this to Kurt Wismer on 
10 Apr 97  18:46 -<
 DS> dialup number to another ISP in any country.  All it requires is that
 DS> the user has correctly told Win95 where he/she is living, and a few
 DS> more standard details stored in files or the registry.
 DS> On the other hand, it'd be a lot easier to format the user's drive.
Hmmm...do you think?  Personally I thought it would actually be quite
difficult in a lot of circumstances.  I really don't think windows would
tolerate you just saying "ok, go format without asking the user if he wants
to or not".  Besides, a lot of computers have cmos-level bootsector protec
-tion sort of stuff.
Steve
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