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Here is some info that was circulating around our office today.
> *** Forwarding note from KKASTRP --RHQVM12 07/10/95 10:43 ***
> To: KURT --RHQVM02 Anderson, K. K. LLANDER --RHQVM17 Anderson, L.L.
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> Karen R. Kastrup 8/826-4664 9/(914)766-4664
> Manager, Services Accounting
> Somers 4, 3J36
> Subject: Windows 95
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> *** Resending note of 07/10/95 09:43
> STAN KASTRUP
> ISSC - INFORMATION STRATEGY & MANAGEMENT
> 8/351-3229 9/(914) 288-3229
> SUBJECT: Windows 95
> Amazing! (I chopped off about 10 "forwards.")
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> > From: Carlos Shaw IBMMAIL:USIB2T2D [email protected]
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> > Subject: news on Windows95
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> > Newsgroups: comp.risks
> > From: [email protected]
> >
> > Date: Wed, 17 May 95 13:44:40 EDT
> >
> > Microsoft officials confirm that beta versions of Windows 95 include a
> > small viral routine called Registration Wizard. It interrogates every
> > system on a network gathering intelligence on what software is being run
> > on which machine. It then creates a complete listing of both Microsoft's
> > and competitors' products by machine, which it reports to Microsoft when
> > customers sign up for Microsoft's Network Services, due for launch later
> > this year.
> >
> > "In Short" column, page 88, _Information Week_ magazine, May 22, 1995
> >
> > The implications of this action, and the attitude of Microsoft to plan
> > such action, beggars the imagination.
> >
> > An update on this. A friend of mine got hold of the beta test CD
> > of Win95, and set up a packet sniffer between his serial port and the
> > modem. When you try out the free demo time on The Microsoft Network, it
> > transmits your entire directory structure in background.
> > This means that they have a list of every directory (and, potentially
> > every file) on your machine. It would not be difficult to have something
> > like a FileRequest from your system to theirs, without you knowing about
> > it. This way they could get ahold of any juicy routines you've written
> > yourself and claim them as their own if you don't have them copyrighted.
> >
> > Needless to say, I'm rather annoyed about this.
> > So spread the word as far and wide as possible: Steer clear of Windows
> 95.
> > There's nothing to say that this "feature" will be removed in the final
> > release.
> >
> > David
> >
> > Carlos Shaw | nodeid/userid: stlvm6(cshaw)
> > IBM - STL (J95/E443) | (408) 463-4995; (tie) 8-543-4995
> > 555 Bailey Ave | fax (408) 463-4763; (tie) 8-543-
> > San Jose, CA 95141 | CompuServe id: 73203,1424
> > Subj: news on Windows95
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E-mail: [email protected] (Doug Hadley)
Date: 07/24/95
Time: 10:54:04
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