From: /m 


Nah, my music files (all are legal, btw) are on FreeBSD, I use the Mac Mini
only to play and organize them.

 /m


On Wed, 31 May 2006 22:49:48 -0400, "Geo"  wrote:

>Ok now I know MS has a problem. I read your post thinking it was /m posting
>then I saw you were responding to his post..
>
>Geo.
>
>"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
>news:447e1a4d{at}w3.nls.net...
>> It probably reporting back that my legal music files are on a mac-mini and
>> thus I'm now considered a subversive who has no intention of migrating to
>> WMP 11 or any future MS software. Of course anyone griping about the
>> intrusive nature of WGA will just be described as a malcontent, as any
>> future reduction in MS revenue will be blamed on piracy rather than the
>> alienation of a portion of their user base - pity
>>
>>
>>
>> "/m"  wrote in message
>> news:mt4s72h1iu73moeanbvis0jl0l2kssqm86{at}4ax.com...
>> >
>> > At one point, you agreed to give Microsoft admin rights on your PC.
>> >
>> > The program is probably just deleting all your illegal music files, and
>> > reporting back to Microsoft that it found them and deleted them.  That
>> > would complete the transaction, and the RIAA will pay Microsoft for
>> > playing cop.  Or maybe there's a different why it is phoning home.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > /m
>> >
>> > On Wed, 31 May 2006 17:19:15 -0400, "Rich Gauszka"

>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >>I may not have noticed it before but after a reboot I received the
>> >>following
>> >>from Zone Alarm. I wonder what data of mine it's sending
to the MS site?
>> >>
>> >>Windows Genuine Advantage Notification requested
permission to access
>the
>> >>internet
>> >>Program  E:\WINDOWS\system32\WgaTray.exe
>> >>Destination IP 207.46.250.101:80
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>"Rich Gauszka"  wrote
in message
>> >>news:447e063e$2{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >>>
>> >>> "Robert G Lewis"
 wrote in message
>> >>> news:447da577{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >>>>
>> >>>> "Rich Gauszka"
 wrote in message
>> >>>> news:447d9ade$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >>>>> How many freakin times will Microsoft abuse
valid users with
>KB905474?
>> >>>>> The update was ready to download this
morning. At least this month
>> >>>>> unlike last they didn't do it automatically
in violation of my
>> >>>>> settings.
>> >>>>> Is this the start of some obscene Microsoft
monthly lease on your
>> >>>>> software?
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I don't get that one. Windows won't give me any
updates until I do a
>> >>>> required software upgrade ,Windows Genuine
Advantage Validation Tool
>,
>> >>>> which I did load 2 months ago. I wonder why they
changed it.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Now I get KB905474
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >>> I decided to install it and after installation it
requires that I
>reboot
>> >>> my computer. A monthly high priority validation
program that requires
>a
>> >>> reboot and is outside the normal monthly update
cycle.  Wonder what's
>in
>> >>> the mindset of those that work at MS - Let's fuck
with the users and
>see
>> >>> what we can get away with?
>> >>>
>> >>
>>
>>
>

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