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- From: ironman@four.net (Mike Gratis)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
- Subject: Re: HotJava Question
- Date: 17 Mar 1996 03:08:19 GMT
- Organization: The Internet Access Company
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- On 14-Mar-96 04:36:36 in comp.sys.amiga.datacomm while talking to All,
- Jerry Barlow wrote:
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- >I read that Java has an optional utility which snatches the address of
- >anyone browsing a java website, so that the website can compile an
- >e-mailing list of potential customers for whatever it is they are selling.
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- >This sounds intrusive. The idea of sifting through garbage e-mail
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- Welcome to the electronic age! I can understand what you're
- saying; but I can't blame them for using /their/ Web site as a tool for
- their business. I guess the bottom line is to avoid Web sites that use
- this practice -- If you don't want to get unwanted mail or whatever.
- Actually, I'm quite surprised that this type of thing hasn't been used
- to a much greater extent.
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