George
Fri Mar 05 17:36:28 CST 2004
I think you misunderstood me. I did not say eMule was immune to =
anything and the files obtained using eMule can be just as dangerous as =
any files obtained using KaZaA. But eMule does NOT have advertising so =
there is no spy-ware issue in the installation of it. There is no third =
party that it has to answer to other then the protocol that it uses.
Lastly it is not well known. It often doesn't work for the user.
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George Hester
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"Sandi - Microsoft MVP" <sandi_hardmeier@mvps.org> wrote in message =
news:uJ44iUfAEHA.2484@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Emula may, currently, be free of advertisements, but the developers of =
> 'eMule' have no control over what is being offered via sharing. They =
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> stop files being shared using their programme from being infected with =
> viruses/trojans/malware. Did you know that in a recent analysis over =
45% of=20
> all executable files downloaded through Kazaa contained malicious =
code? If=20
> eMula is saying they're immune to such problems, (which I doubt) =
they're=20
> negligent and naive. If anybody else says that eMula is immune to =
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> problems, they're negligent and naive.
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> *Any* file sharing programme, in the current day and age, is =
dangerous. End=20
> of story.
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> Do NOT send me an email. I will NOT see it (thank the spammers and =
viruses)
> _______________________________________
> Sandi - Microsoft MVP since 1999 (IE/OE)
>
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> "George Hester" <hesterloli@hotmail.com> wrote in message=20
> news:%23DVDTLMAEHA.3876@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Oh N not all. eMule has none of that stuff and is made by developers =
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> their own. It has no advertising because the developers are not in it =
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> fame and gold they are into it to develop the potential of P2P. JXTA =
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> another by the Jakarta group.
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> George Hester
> __________________________________
> "N. Miller" <nsm@blackhole.aosake.net> wrote in message=20
> news:MPG.1aac8f043962d188989d54@msnews.microsoft.com...
> > In article <414501c3febf$911d96f0$a501280a@phx.gbl>,
> > diane.warburton@ntlworld.com says...
> > > I have downloaded kazaagold but get the message "page
> > > cannot be displayed". I contacted kazaa support who
> > > suggested removing firewall and antivirus in order to
> > > access, but how safe would this be?
> >
> > KaZaA, in any flavor, and similar "free" P2P file sharing programs, =
are
> > poison. Aside from the legal implications of sharing copyright =
protected
> > works, there is the fact that all "free" P2P file sharing programs =
are
> > supported by marketeers, who pay the P2P distributors for the =
"privilege"=20
> > of
> > taking control of your computer away from you.
> >
> > Run away from P2P networks. Run away fast. Run as far and as fast as =
you
> > can. They are Fagin; they are the kidnappers of boys to be turned =
into
> > donkeys.
> >
> > --=20
> > Norman
> > ~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta
> > ~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain
> > ~Vi fa-ru les shutai am, En riga-lint=20
>