Agree, I avoid the public and shared folders as they do not work very well with what I would want them to do. 73 Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software www.abrohamnealsoftware.com (540) 645 5394
On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Chasey, David A <[email protected]> wrote: > > As with any software, you should also read the dropbox terms of service and > privacy policy before installing/using the software. > > The Dropbox terms of service located at http://www.dropbox.com/termsincludes > the following: > > -- > While you own the content contained in Your Files, files placed in your > public folders are automatically available to other Dropbox users and to the > general public. By placing Your Files in your public folder, you hereby > grant all other Dropbox users and the public a non-exclusive, > non-commercial, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, perpetual and > irrevocable right and license to use and exploit Your Files in your public > folder. In other words, a file in your public folder can be used by anyone, > for any purpose except commercial use. > -- > > That of course is referring to the "Public" folder, and they also have a > "Shared" folder where you can control who has access to the files. I'm not > saying that dropbox is a bad thing, but if you don't configure it and use it > very carefully, you could end up inadvertently exposing private or > confidential information on your computer to the world by placing it in the > Public folder. As with anything, just be careful how you use it to avoid > unintended results! > > 73....Dave - N9FN > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > Message: 4 > > Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2010 16:36:24 -0500 > > From: Neal Campbell <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] 64 bit windows problems (and Win7 anyway) > > To: Peter Dougherty <[email protected]> > > Cc: [email protected] > > Message-ID: > > > > <[email protected]<m0dec_wm-xr%[email protected]> > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > > Thanks for the testimony! > > > > If people do not know about dropbox, they should go immediately to > > www.dropbox.com and sign up. Then install dropbox on all of the > > computers > > you use. The neat thing about dropbox is that when you put a file in > > its > > designated folder on your hard drive, it copies that file to any other > > computer you have within seconds (depending on your broadband speed) so > > you > > have not only a backup on the servers at dropbox but you have a copy of > > it > > everywhere you install the dropbox software. > > > > Another great feature is that it stores previous versions of the files, > > so, > > for instance, you apply some changes to your log that positively hoses > > it > > up, you can just get the previous version from dropbox. > > > > I use it on my development systems and it truly syncs within seconds. > > > > 73 > > Neal Campbell > > Abroham Neal Software > > www.abrohamnealsoftware.com > > (540) 645 5394 > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Dxbase mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Dxbase mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
