Return-Path: Received: (qmail 3920 invoked from network); 15 Jan 2001 14:32:50 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO warrior-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.227) by excalibur.plus.net with SMTP; 15 Jan 2001 14:32:50 -0000 Received: (qmail 1478 invoked from network); 15 Jan 2001 14:27:18 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by warrior with SMTP; 15 Jan 2001 14:27:18 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #1) id 14IAQW-0006kA-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Mon, 15 Jan 2001 14:16:04 +0000 Received: from smtp-out1.bellatlantic.net ([199.45.40.143]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #1) id 14IAQU-0006k5-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 15 Jan 2001 14:16:02 +0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from bellatlantic.net (client-151-200-123-67.bellatlantic.net [151.200.123.67]) by smtp-out1.bellatlantic.net (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id JAA22921; Mon, 15 Jan 2001 09:15:17 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <3A6305E3.361A4C@bellatlantic.net> Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 09:14:59 -0500 From: "Andre' Kesteloot" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en]C-CCK-MCD NSCPCD47 (WinNT; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "lf-amrad" , "Rsgb_lf_group" , "AMRAD Tacos" Subject: LF: Microsoft Whistler Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: It seems that one would be well advised to think twice before upgrading Microsoft products as both Office SR1/2 and now the entire operating system (Whistler) is in the enforced mode of "you can only use it on one computer and you need our permission online". The security and privacy implications are not trivial. Not to mention the hassle everytime one needs to reinstall software (due to a crash or HD change or when buying a replacement computer). Microsoft seems hell bent upon cash-maximization. Andre' N4ICK http://www.windows-help.net/Newsletter/13jan2001.html