Mike: You do not have to have an internet connection for the software to "call home" it can simply dial a (800) number through an available modem and phone line, this is how many software packages were registered in the pre-internet days... You can also disable the "call home" feature (maybe this feature is disabled or not available under this program), I have mine set up to prompt me before it send anything; however, I have found it helpful, on a couple of occasions when the system crashed, I got a diagnostic back that pointed to a video driver and instruction how to get an updated one; in my case, it solved the problem quickly and efficiently. Just my $0.02 Javier,
Javier Valencia, PE President Valencia Technology Group, L.L.C. 14315 S. Twilight Ln, Suite #14 Olathe, Kansas 66962-4578 Office (913)829-0888 Fax (913)649-2904 Cell (913)915-3137 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of MikeB Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 11:05 AM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: OT: Microsoft Action Pack Larry, It is licensed material, valid under the terms of the license and you should know better about the phone home crap. Any of the software will operate without an internet connection (activation can be done in person over the phone by you), so the only way it could phone home on its own, unless Microsoft has taken over another of the acronyms... ESP ... ; - ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIGHT BACK AGAINST SPAM! Download Spam Inspector, the Award Winning Anti-Spam Filter http://mail.giantcompany.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lawrence Lustig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 10:39 AM Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: OT: Microsoft Action Pack > > My question is, > > what happens if you do not renew the subscription > > every year? Does the > > software have limited life (1 year) such as the full > > demos that you can by > > from Microsoft for $5, but work only for 1 month? > > The license for the package states that the individual > licenses are valid only for the subscription period > and that after that you must remove all copies of the > software unless you purchase regular licenses or get > another year's license through re-subscription of if > necessary. It also states that Microsoft has the > right to audit software usages. > > It does not say whether the products will become > unusable, but I assume the "phone home" items (XP, > Office XP, etc) will stop running after the license > expires. > -- > Larry > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). > http://calendar.yahoo.com > >
