Hello Janis.

03 Jul 04 22:40, you wrote to BEN RITCHEY:

 >>>>>>> D431BCRK.RAR       2,737  07-01-04    20:00:04
 >>>>>>> ³³ DAP's crackz collection at www.daphouse.com ³³
 >>>>>> This sort of thing (cracks) is not allowed in
FIDONet, unless
 >> GA: >>> I just got it from russia in the echo and it goes on to
 >> GA: >>> filegate by the echo.
 >>>> No sir, I pulled this from distribution and will recommend Janis

 JK> The file by now should have been replaced on all fidonet systems, with
 JK> an empty zip who's diz says "Please delete this file". 
We sure do not
 JK> want cracks distributed... :(

 >> GA: > There should only come about 3-4 file more in the echo then
 >> GA: > and no more should I think. Then will I take a more look of it
 >> GA: > when i have finished with setting up my new linux system
 >> GA: > gentoo.

 >> You'll have to contact Janis, I pulled the echoes ...

 >> GA: > The description is take from a russia file_id and files.bbs
 >> GA: > files I have got with the files.

 >> Again, contact Janis. This is unacceptable :(


 JK> I've been looking around the Web at the various Dr.Web sites (there
 JK> are a few, I believe, one Russian, one English) to see which part of
 JK> the product, if any, is allowed to be distributed by people like us
 JK> .

 JK> At first glance it looked like there are some 'add-ons' that were
 JK> downloadable, but I think we all know (or should) that sometimes a
 JK> company will NOT let a distribution service like the FileGate or
 JK> FidoNet (re)distribute their software/addon's, etc..  These companies
 JK> need to be contacted first unless they explicitly say, "distribute at
 JK> will" .

 JK> I think what needs to be done is that after I've had a chance to
 JK> really examine all the files distributed thus far, we should contact
 JK> the owners of DrWeb and find out what they consider OK, and Not Ok :)

 JK> Then if there are some files (say the addons) that would be acceptable
 JK> to them for us to distribute, then arrange something with them if we
 JK> need to do so. Know what I mean, Gert?

Jes i do and I have thinking on to take the drwev echo out of R50 fdn for
now, all of tem all 5. :-)

Gert

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