On Thu, 28 Mar 2002 22:15:43 -0600 Michael Kaply <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mikus Grinbergs wrote: > > > > I do not use pirated software. > > Also, I do not intend to amass, from the net, music > > whose copyright is held by "large businesses". > > > > Looking at my profile directory, I found a "new-to-me" > > file called 'downloads.rdf'. It seems to me this file > > would be __IDEAL__ to "forward" to software publishers > > and/or music publishers, so they could check up on > > whether I had failed to pay them for downloading any > > 'Intellectual Property' whose copyright they claim. > > > > __WHY__ did Mozilla start keeping this file ? > > > > mikus > > That's how the new download manager works. It keeps track of your > downloads.
Perhaps I should have been stronger in my opinion: I DO NOT WANT __ANYTHING__ KEEPING TRACK OF MY DOWNLOADS. What I download is my business - I don't want anything (or anyone) looking over my shoulder. **************** That makes two "improvements" in Mozilla that I can't stand: - creating a directory to save images when I save a page - keeping track of what downloads I have performed I've used OS/2 for more than 10 years now (including inside IBM, *before* it was announced). But if the principal new applications to come along are unacceptable, I guess it is time for me to look into switching to a platform where there still is choice. mikus
