Well, well Mike Carter, OK then but...
> My mate has been jabbing out about this 'amazing' idea he's had, so I
> thought I'd put it to the NC crew to see what people though.
>
> Basically, the idea is that the TCP/IP stack would have the facility
> to be contacted remotely and activate a certain feature of it.
>
> 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
> 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.
>
> This idea of my mates was to make a seperate program that Genesis
> started when going on-line but I thought it would be better and more
> secure if it was done internally. Today I was reading thought an old
> copy PCFormat that Future Publishing sent me in an attempt to coax me
> into getting a PC (why?) and I noticed a similar program called
> '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.
>
> 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.
>
> But would the above idea work? What has to be though about? Over to
> you...
>
I have serious been thinking of give PPW such a feature!
Do any of you know of a number that is free that I can call so that
computer can get that phone number you are dialing from.
I know this probley isn't yet done by telcoms but probley would start
to come in force if insurance business started making moves. Anyway
most of our telcom cost is due to net and if we don't have computer we
can not get on line. Just 2 reasions I have thought up. This is a
much bigger issue then for Amiga! But it could happen.
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