>>>>> "JBS" == Jeffrey B Siegal <jbs@quiotix.com> writes:
JBS> The automatic "Another scsh infestation" email sent by the
JBS> install script may be a violation of laws which prevent
JBS> "unauthorized use" of computer systems, since the person
JBS> doing the installation has no reasonable basis to know that
JBS> it is going to send email. This is done without their
JBS> knowledge or permission.
I must admit to being surprised when this flicked past - I
don't recall any other software installation doing such a
thing (and would rather it didn't).
It is, of course, a scheme48 hangover (modulo installation ->
infestation).
Paul.
(Having said that of course, I wonder how many "infestations"
there were...)
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Paul.Emsley@chem.gla.ac.uk
http://www.chem.gla.ac.uk/~paule
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