Adobe cracks down on piracy

[gopunk]

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt

okay, why would you uninstall it to begin with? Maybe because it <EM>malfunctioned</EM> or wasn't <EM>functioning properly to begin with</EM>. Come on people... you can't do it, I know you can. I have faith in you. You'd uninstall it because, at random, ZA decides that absolutely nothing will be let through either way. No incoming or outgoing packets allowed.

You uninstall it, but you still don't have your connection (ZA still acting as if it's installed and malfunctioning)
You remove the registry keys and hope that you don't have to reinstall your network stack as well

Does that sound like "decent" software to you?

no, i suppose it doesn't. i guess if that has happened to you, i can see where you're coming from.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: gopunk

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt

okay, why would you uninstall it to begin with? Maybe because it malfunctioned or wasn't functioning properly to begin with. Come on people... you can't do it, I know you can. I have faith in you. You'd uninstall it because, at random, ZA decides that absolutely nothing will be let through either way. No incoming or outgoing packets allowed. You uninstall it, but you still don't have your connection (ZA still acting as if it's installed and malfunctioning) You remove the registry keys and hope that you don't have to reinstall your network stack as well Does that sound like "decent" software to you?

no, i suppose it doesn't. i guess if that has happened to you, i can see where you're coming from.

Yeah. I've done technical support for three of the nation's four top cable internet service providers, and I've seen constant problems with Zone Alarm. It's kinda sad. But I hear that Black Ice is no longer free and that Tiny Personal Firewall isn't free either. However, Zone Alarm Pro ranks up there with "decent" software.
nik

 

[bizmark]

glad I just have PS 5.5 and 6.0....

 

[luv2chill]

PEOPLE

This story is bullshit. Don't you think this would have been reported on other sites? It says in the "article" that Adobe announced it on Friday... well I don't see anything on their web site. The "article" also mentions that CNN reported that this supposed list of pirates was forwarded to the FBI. Well, where did CNN report it? I don't see anything on their web site or any of their TV channels. Seems like an awful lot of silent reporting and announcing...

Wake up... it's BS--pure and simple. The reason people write crap like this is because they know the gullible masses will fall for it. Use your god-given skepticism. Check out the SOURCE of information before believing it--notice how razorart.com doesn't provide one.

l2c

 

[gopunk]

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt

Originally posted by: gopunk

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt

okay, why would you uninstall it to begin with? Maybe because it <EM>malfunctioned</EM> or wasn't <EM>functioning properly to begin with</EM>. Come on people... you can't do it, I know you can. I have faith in you. You'd uninstall it because, at random, ZA decides that absolutely nothing will be let through either way. No incoming or outgoing packets allowed. You uninstall it, but you still don't have your connection (ZA still acting as if it's installed and malfunctioning) You remove the registry keys and hope that you don't have to reinstall your network stack as well Does that sound like "decent" software to you?

no, i suppose it doesn't. i guess if that has happened to you, i can see where you're coming from.

Yeah. I've done technical support for three of the nation's four top cable internet service providers, and I've seen constant problems with Zone Alarm. It's kinda sad. But I hear that Black Ice is no longer free and that Tiny Personal Firewall isn't free either. <STRONG>However</STRONG>, Zone Alarm <STRONG>Pro</STRONG> ranks up there with "decent" software.
nik

oh. well there is why we had that little argument i have always used pro, so the free version didn't even enter my head. that explains everythig... i was scratching my head because i never had any problems with pro. sorry about that

 

[dakata24]

ive installed zonealarm (free one) on numerous systesms and reinstalls of win2k (not related to zonealarm, more like spring cleaning) and have never run into a problem where i had to uninstall it. i think zonealarm, fwiw, is a good firewall for us simple minded folk. there are more robust firewalls, like tiny/sygate firewall that are rule-based, which some people like due to being highly customizable on what traffic they allow to pass to and from their system, which are probably better IF configured properly. ZA does what it's supposed to do and nothing more. plus it's free.. cant argue much about that.

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt

Originally posted by: gopunk

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt

okay, why would you uninstall it to begin with? Maybe because it <EM>malfunctioned</EM> or wasn't <EM>functioning properly to begin with</EM>. Come on people... you can't do it, I know you can. I have faith in you. You'd uninstall it because, at random, ZA decides that absolutely nothing will be let through either way. No incoming or outgoing packets allowed. You uninstall it, but you still don't have your connection (ZA still acting as if it's installed and malfunctioning) You remove the registry keys and hope that you don't have to reinstall your network stack as well Does that sound like "decent" software to you?

no, i suppose it doesn't. i guess if that has happened to you, i can see where you're coming from.

Yeah. I've done technical support for three of the nation's four top cable internet service providers, and I've seen constant problems with Zone Alarm. It's kinda sad. But I hear that Black Ice is no longer free and that Tiny Personal Firewall isn't free either. <STRONG>However</STRONG>, Zone Alarm <STRONG>Pro</STRONG> ranks up there with "decent" software.
nik

whoa tiny personal firewall isn't free anymore?! damn it!!!@!@ DJFSF

i'll go check it out now

 

[Adul]

mmm i dont seem to find anything other sources of info for this

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: dighn

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt

Originally posted by: gopunk

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt

okay, why would you uninstall it to begin with? Maybe because it malfunctioned or wasn't functioning properly to begin with. Come on people... you can't do it, I know you can. I have faith in you. You'd uninstall it because, at random, ZA decides that absolutely nothing will be let through either way. No incoming or outgoing packets allowed. You uninstall it, but you still don't have your connection (ZA still acting as if it's installed and malfunctioning) You remove the registry keys and hope that you don't have to reinstall your network stack as well Does that sound like "decent" software to you?

no, i suppose it doesn't. i guess if that has happened to you, i can see where you're coming from.

Yeah. I've done technical support for three of the nation's four top cable internet service providers, and I've seen constant problems with Zone Alarm. It's kinda sad. But I hear that Black Ice is no longer free and that Tiny Personal Firewall isn't free either. However, Zone Alarm Pro ranks up there with "decent" software. nik

whoa tiny personal firewall isn't free anymore?! damn it!!!@!@ DJFSF i'll go check it out now

I went looking and found a 30 day trial period on their software -after which requires a purchase or a hack to continue using. Actually, 2.0 is free for home use. Nevermind, I'm on crack.

nik

 

[dakata24]

Originally posted by: dighn

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt

Originally posted by: gopunk

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt

okay, why would you uninstall it to begin with? Maybe because it <EM>malfunctioned</EM> or wasn't <EM>functioning properly to begin with</EM>. Come on people... you can't do it, I know you can. I have faith in you. You'd uninstall it because, at random, ZA decides that absolutely nothing will be let through either way. No incoming or outgoing packets allowed. You uninstall it, but you still don't have your connection (ZA still acting as if it's installed and malfunctioning) You remove the registry keys and hope that you don't have to reinstall your network stack as well Does that sound like "decent" software to you?

no, i suppose it doesn't. i guess if that has happened to you, i can see where you're coming from.

Yeah. I've done technical support for three of the nation's four top cable internet service providers, and I've seen constant problems with Zone Alarm. It's kinda sad. But I hear that Black Ice is no longer free and that Tiny Personal Firewall isn't free either. <STRONG>However</STRONG>, Zone Alarm <STRONG>Pro</STRONG> ranks up there with "decent" software.
nik

whoa tiny personal firewall isn't free anymore?! damn it!!!@!@ DJFSF

i'll go check it out now

when they went to 3.0, they started charging. they still have 2.0 available for free though.. and there's always sygate personal firewall.

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: Adul
mmm i dont seem to find anything other sources of info for this

it's probably fake like l2c suggested.

 

[Aves]

Originally posted by: luv2chill
PEOPLE

This story is bullshit. Don't you think this would have been reported on other sites? It says in the "article" that Adobe announced it on Friday... well I don't see anything on their web site. The "article" also mentions that CNN reported that this supposed list of pirates was forwarded to the FBI. Well, where did CNN report it? I don't see anything on their web site or any of their TV channels. Seems like an awful lot of silent reporting and announcing...

Wake up... it's BS--pure and simple. The reason people write crap like this is because they know the gullible masses will fall for it. Use your god-given skepticism. Check out the SOURCE of information before believing it--notice how razorart.com doesn't provide one.

l2c

Yeah I noticed the same thing.

 

[narzy]

it sets a cookie on your machine when you start photoshop (I caught it with cookiewall and stopped it) I am a proud owner of photoshop. I am sure they use it for more then catching the pirates...:disgust:

 

[narzy]

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt

Originally posted by: dighn

Originally posted by: aves2k Zone Alarm doesn't allow Photoshop to access the Internet.

yeah or any other decent firewall like tiny personal fw.

Small problem... Zone Alarm doesn't even come close to being "decent"

nik

its better then nothing crap cakes.

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: dakata24

when they went to 3.0, they started charging. they still have 2.0 available for free though.. and there's always sygate personal firewall.

dang. oh well 2.0 works fine, no need to upgrade.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: narzy

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt

Originally posted by: dighn

Originally posted by: aves2k Zone Alarm doesn't allow Photoshop to access the Internet.

yeah or any other decent firewall like tiny personal fw.

Small problem... Zone Alarm doesn't even come close to being "decent" nik

its better then nothing crap cakes.

Use it and "nothing" may be all you get

...ass cakes

 

[narzy]

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt

Originally posted by: narzy

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt

Originally posted by: dighn

Originally posted by: aves2k Zone Alarm doesn't allow Photoshop to access the Internet.

yeah or any other decent firewall like tiny personal fw.

Small problem... Zone Alarm doesn't even come close to being "decent" nik

its better then nothing crap cakes.

Use it and "nothing" may be all you get

...ass cakes

anything is better then nothing.

ass face...(oops it slipped)

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: narzy

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt

Originally posted by: narzy

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt

Originally posted by: dighn

Originally posted by: aves2k Zone Alarm doesn't allow Photoshop to access the Internet.

yeah or any other decent firewall like tiny personal fw.

Small problem... Zone Alarm doesn't even come close to being "decent" nik

its better then nothing crap cakes.

Use it and "nothing" may be all you get ...ass cakes

anything is better then nothing. ass face...(oops it slipped)

so an install of Zone Alarm with no internet connection is better than no Zone Alarm and an Internet connection?

goat nad...(oops it was pushed)

nik P)

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Originally posted by: amnesiac 2.0

2) Invasion of privacy? Someone will probably use this defense, regardless of whether or not Adobe's allowed to do this. Aren't there rules aganst programs accessing the internet without your authorization?

No doubt covered in the EULA, which no one ever reads.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: ShotgunSteve

Originally posted by: amnesiac 2.0 2) Invasion of privacy? Someone will probably use this defense, regardless of whether or not Adobe's allowed to do this. Aren't there rules aganst programs accessing the internet without your authorization?

No doubt covered in the EULA, which no one ever reads.

Uh... I actually read through the Windows 98 Second Edition EULA when I was bored one day I sold Win98se to someone and forgot to send the EULA along with it (yeah, I know, I know. I sent absolutely everything including the orange "where do you want to go today?" flashcard type thing ), and he didn't want me to bother sending it. So I read it before throwing it away.

nik

 

[Rendus]

Originally posted by: narzy

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt

Originally posted by: dighn

Originally posted by: aves2k Zone Alarm doesn't allow Photoshop to access the Internet.

yeah or any other decent firewall like tiny personal fw.

Small problem... Zone Alarm doesn't even come close to being "decent"

nik

its better then nothing crap cakes.

No, it's not.

Rendus, Firewall and AV software free since 1984.

 

[Blayze]

it sets a cookie on your machine when you start photoshop (I caught it with cookiewall and stopped it) I am a proud owner of photoshop. I am sure they use it for more then catching the pirates...

:Q

 

[dakata24]

Originally posted by: Blayze

it sets a cookie on your machine when you start photoshop (I caught it with cookiewall and stopped it) I am a proud owner of photoshop. I am sure they use it for more then catching the pirates...

:Q

notice that unmarked van across the street? they're watching.

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Originally posted by: dakata24

Originally posted by: Blayze

it sets a cookie on your machine when you start photoshop (I caught it with cookiewall and stopped it) I am a proud owner of photoshop. I am sure they use it for more then catching the pirates...

:Q

notice that unmarked van across the street? they're watching.

Actually, they just got lost en route to the local doughnut shop.

 

[Blayze]

actually he just recently moved

he used to live by the river