On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 16:37:31 +0200, in <alt.privacy.spyware>, "RAO"
<rao@rao.rao> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I am looking for something else than OE, and tried EUDORA, both 5.2 and
> 6.0
>
> Ad-Aware signalled a Cydoor spyware in both.
> Is this correct?.
[snip]

Well, yes and no.

Versions of Eudora more recent than 4.2.2 *are* "spyware"; but they are not
"Cydoor spyware". I *thought* AdAware had fixed that misidentification a
long time ago -- what version of AAW are you using?

> I thought Eudora was a 'good' program.
>
[snip]

It used to be *very* good. In fact, I still use Eudora Pro v3.0.5 as my
primary mail client. But along about v4.0, the marketing department got
'hold of the reigns, and it became a rather bloated, buggy mess as they
tried to add *way* too many ill-conceived "features", instead of sticking to
and refining the core product that had worked well for years. They
partially corrected that in the subsequent updates, to the point that v4.2.2
is *reasonably* stable (tho' still not as stable as v3.0.5). Then at
v4.3.0, they adopted the "AdWare" model, which was really "spyware" in at
least some ways -- and a once-great title's devolution into a garden-variety
piece of worse-than-worthless crap was complete.

--

Jay T. Blocksom
--------------------------------
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usenet01[at]appropriate-tech.net


"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
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