From: "Rich" 

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   Regarding your RIAA reference, that is bogus.  If a content provider =
chooses to secure its own content, it is up to them entirely to do so.  =
If they issue licenses with their content, it is up to them to specify = to
where you must connect if at all to verify the license.  If you don't =
like the content or the content provider, don't deal with them.

   The user is in control.  Mike Miller would like you to believe =
otherwise but it doesn't make it true.  By Mike's reasoning when you =
access a web page the web browser makes unauthorized connections to = every
site in every external reference on that page.  It doesn't matter = to Mike
that he explicitly initiated the action.

   Mike has repeatedly demonstrated that he is the not type of person =
that cares and follows through but is instead the type of person that =
prefers to whine and lie.  If he, or anyone case, really cared they = would
read the document at =
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000pro/maintain/w2km=
ngd/00_abstr.asp that spells out what communicates over the Internet = from
HyperTerminal to the Windows Time Service's use of NTP and how you =
configure these services and applications.  It makes it more difficult =
for Mike Miller to spread FUD.

Rich

   wrote in message =
news:40988b.e67e34{at}harborwebs.com...
    Re: SP4 eula
    By: Geo. to All on Fri Jul 04 2003 02:08 pm

   > I have a feature request now, I want a switch that tells NT not to =
talk to
   > anyone unless I request it. IE, an easy way to turn ALL these phone =
home
   > technologies OFF. I will decide what is or is not needed on my =
computer, I d
   > not want nor do I need help with this. I WANT TOTAL CONTROL OVER MY =
COMPUTER
   > DAMMIT.
   >

  I believe you can turn some, if not all of these features, off.

   >     notice to you.  You consent to the operation
   >     of these features, unless you choose to switch
   >     them off or not use them.  Microsoft does not

  Case in point #1.

   >     authorities.  Auto Root Update is an optional feature; you
   >     can uninstall it if you do not desire it to function.  The

  Case in point #2.

   >     these features are switched off, you will still be able
   >     to play Secure Content if you have a valid license for
   >     such content already stored on your computer.

  This, I believe, comes from M$'s "contract" with the RIAA I believe.



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   Regarding
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reference, that is=20
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to them entirely to do so.  If they issue licenses with their =
content, it=20
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license.  If you don't like the content or the content provider, =
don't deal=20
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Mike's reasoning when you access a web page the web browser makes = unauthorized=20
connections to every site in every external reference on that = page.  It=20
doesn't matter to Mike that he explicitly initiated the =
action.
 
   Mike has
repeatedly =
demonstrated that=20
he is the not type of person that cares and follows through but is = instead the=20
type of person that prefers to whine and lie. 
If he, or anyone case, really cared they would read the =
document at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000pro/maint=
ain/w2kmngd/00_abstr.asp">http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/wi=
ndows2000pro/maintain/w2kmngd/00_abstr.asp that=20
spells out what communicates over the Internet from HyperTerminal
= to the=20
Windows Time Service's use of NTP and how you configure these services = and=20
applications.  It makes it more difficult for Mike Miller to spread =

FUD.
 
Rich
 

  <Robert.Todd{at}harborwebs.com=">mailto:Robert.Todd{at}harborwebs.com">Robert.Todd{at}harborwebs.com=
>=20
  wrote in message news:40988b.e67e34{at}harborwebs.=
com... =20
  Re: SP4 eula  By: Geo. to All on Fri Jul 04 2003 02:08=20
  pm > I have a feature request now, I
want a switch =
that tells=20
  NT not to talk to > anyone unless I request it. IE, an =
easy way to=20
  turn ALL these phone home > technologies OFF. I will =
decide what=20
  is or is not needed on my computer, I d > not
want nor do =
I need=20
  help with this. I WANT TOTAL CONTROL OVER MY
COMPUTER >=20
  DAMMIT. >I believe you can
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  features,
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you. =20
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point=20
 
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authorities.  Auto =
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  point
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these features are =

  switched off, you will still be =
able >     to=20
  play Secure Content if you have a valid license=20
  for >    
such content already stored =
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  computer.This, I believe, comes from M$'s
"contract" with the =
RIAA I=20
  believe.

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