Hello Mike
On 09-Apr-99, you wrote:
> The purpose of this is if your computer is nicked, and the thieves (or
> whoever finally receives the gear) knows how to use it and goes
> on-line Genesis would send a signal to some server (or maybe send a
> basic e-mail to another address such as a Hotmail account etc.) which
> would allow you to find the phone number that was used to call out
If the program sent an e-mail to a "hotmail" account, I can not see how this
would give yo uany information of where the person is.
The program sends the e-mail to the hotmail account and it would already be
set up to do that. No where would it know the theif's e-mail info from
just being turned on. And probably they (the theif) would use YOUR
program/s and therefore YOUR accounts as they would dial YOUR ISP.
Sorry but I think that there would have to be a bit more than just that to
be able to catch them.
> from. This phone-number could then be used to get the location of the
> equipment and finally (if lucky) the recovery of your stolen gear.
That would never be possible without a MAJOR re-work of the (telephone)
netowrk for all ISP's to have calling number display (or what ever you want
to call it) on every line.
Even then,with new customers, people moving and all that, it would be a lot
of work to know who was using a "legitimate" version from a legitimate
number.
Even the software having a "key file" would not be usable, as they have ALL
the programs and keys.
So what you would have to do is relay your "old" (stolen) key number to
Netconnect and tell them to "disable" your program.
It would be nice if they could send something to the stolen computer to find
it's address, but I can't see a requestor poping on the screen of the
stolen computer asking for "name and address" being liked, ansewred or
viable to be implimented.
All that would happen is the theif would shut down, and delete your
software.
> 'S.T.O.P.S.' which becomes hidden on the PC and dials out to a special
> server every 7 days sending its unique serial number which can then be
> traced by this company offering the service.
I think that the thief would not leave the computer turned on, plugged into
a phone line and not think it suspicious if the computer suddenly started
to make a call to an "unknown" number.
> Of course it is unlikely to see a company devoting itself to the Amiga
> which is why I suggest sending a standard e-mail to a free on-line
> e-mail account that you can access from anywhere.
Amiga or other, I see big problems with the whole idea. Sorry.
Ofcourse I don't want to sound as though I am behind nicking computers, but
just the whole idea of preventing theft with what you (or sorry your mate)
suggested is so flawed, it is not viable. IMHO.
Regards
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Andrew Bruno
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