6/18/2005  8:15 AM

Hi Avi,

On 6/18/2005 Avi Yashar wrote:

AY> On top of all this I have noticed one regrettable security lapse in
AY> OTFE. When uninstalling TB via the Control Panel, no password is
AY> required. In other words, anyone could conceivably come along and
AY> uninstall TB and wipe out the working directories, presumably
AY> including all of your message base... although for some puzzling
AY> reason the uninstall pattern seemed to leave my mail directories
AY> behind.

I do not respect, or use, any software that removes user data upon
an uninstall. I cannot imagine a single circumstance where removing
the user's data with an uninstall would be positive. This should
always be a purposeful and separate action from an uninstall action.

-- 
Take Care,
Paul

The Bat! v.3.0.2.10 on Win2k SP4 


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