jukola wrote: > Parish wrote: >> jukola wrote: >> >>> Gervase Markham wrote: >>> >>>>> I'm though not willing to give away detailed information about my >>>>> present computer; type of processor, speed, the software I'm using, >>>>> what printer I have etc. and so on. This has nothing to do with the >>>>> behaviour of Mozilla during crashes. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> How do you know? :-) If this were the case, then the same crash would >>>> happen in the same circumstances on any machine, and we all know >>>> that's not the case. >>>> >>>> "Oh No! The evil AOL/Time Warner conspiracy know I'm an Epson printer >>>> user! The printer police will be round next! Panic!" >>>> >>>> Gerv >>>> >>> >>> How come Mozilla is the only programme asking for this detailed >>> information? I have never been asked to send an error report while >>> using Netscape or Explorer. >>> >> >> According to your UA string you are running XP. Do you know *exactly* >> what Windows is sending to M$ when it runs it's equivalent of Talkback >> after something has crashed? I guess though that you turn that off as >> well, but your statement was "How come Mozilla is the only programme...." > > We are discussing internet browsers, not an OS.
So there's a difference between a browser sending personal information back to it's HQ and an OS doing the same thing? > You are right, it's off. Thought so ;-) -- "I would rather gnaw my leg off, pack the bleeding stump with salt, and run in a circle on broken glass than have to deal with any Microsoft product on a regular basis." -- Dan Zimmerman, Vanderbilt University, when asked about Windows NT. Anti-spam e-mail address, change _AT_, sorry for the inconvenience