Now that the apology has been said, can we just stop commenting so this doesn't get out of hand like other beleaguered subjects do? Linda Harden-Lantz I love my Allegany list. ----- Original Message ----- From: <ken0512@comcast.net> To: <mdallega@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 10:17 AM Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] Surname Software - Security Problem > Matt, > > I never intended to say anything degrading against you or the program that > you have provided. I thought that I caveated that in saying I did not > know whether it is legitimate or not (not knowing you) - I thought I was > doing a service by making others on the list aware that some people > without good intentions have hundreds of times in the past offered up free > software as a ruse to embed malicious software into your system. This has > even occurred without the developer of the knowing after the bad guy has > downloaded the software, added the malicious code and reinstalled it for > everyone to use. What I recommended is just a good security practice to > use anytime you download software from an unknown source - as anyone who > has acquired a virus that way will know. > > My wording may not have been the best but my intent was to help. I > apologize if what I have said earlier was taken in any other way. > > Ken > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ________________________________________________________________ Keep unwanted email out. Visit www.spamsubtract.com for more information.