Hi Richmond, I think it would be underhanded to use their email system to do that without warning them, but much less offensive to send reports via posting to a server, as long as you let them know your software will do that from time-to-time.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 29, 2017, at 10:58 AM, Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode > <[email protected]> wrote: > > " When Livecode executes the *revMail* command, the user's email program is > opened (*if necessary*) and a new email message with the specified parameters > is created. > The user can change any of the settings before sending the message, and the > message is *not sent automatically*: the user must explicitly send it (for > example, > by clicking a "Mail" button in the email program)." > > My colourisation. > > Is there a way to: > > 1. prevent the end-user's email client opening? > > 2. send an email message automatically? > > OK: let me be direct and open about this: > > I want standalones sitting on machines of clients of mine to send me their > MAC addresses and the type of operating system they are using. > > 3. Would I be an "underhand so-and-so" if I did this? > > I am aware that many items of software "phone home". > > Richmond. > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
