Re: [Nolug] passport account? wanna download something for me?

On 06/26/08 15:47, B. Estrade wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 03:38:49PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
>> On 06/26/08 15:20, Dustin Puryear wrote:
>>> I don't. TB puts my cursor at the top along with my sig.
>> Must be one of the differences between the Windows & *ix versions.
>> Or my preferences were retained as I moved from Mozilla to Tbird
>> (after a fling with GNOME Evolution).
>
> Related, but slightly OT:
>
> "Did you know Firefox and Thunderbird phone home once a day, even
> with updates disabled and can remotely disable any addon or
> plugin they wish?"
>
> http://www.reddit.com/info/6oz9u/comments/

Yup. Old news. Mozilla even has a Wiki page about it.

http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Firefox+makes+unrequested+connections

-- 
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA
"Kittens give Morbo gas.  In lighter news, the city of New New
York is doomed."
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