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|    Ed Vance to MARK LEWIS    |
|    PUPs    |
|    16 Jun 12 15:07:00    |
      ML>ML>another one i've seen is the distributed.net dnetc.exe client listed as a       ML>ML>PUP... there were folk getting it onto machines that they didn't have       ML>ML>permission to put it on... they were doing this to build up their       ML>ML>"farm" of machines contributing work under their account...       ML>ML>dnetc.exe got flagged as a virus for a while because of this and       ML>ML>then it was finally listed as a PUP... you are specifically running       ML>ML>it, it is neither a virus nor unwanted ;)              ML> EV> That one sounds to me like something a user on a UNIX system might       ML> EV> try doing.              ML>nah but it is available for numerous platforms ;)              ML>you can find more information a http://distributed.net/ ;)              Thanks Mark,              ML>running dnet is nothing... you set it and forget it... it does all the       work..       ML>if your contribution solves the decryption project, then you win the prize       ML>money... but that's only for the RC5 stuff... the OGR stuff is more science       ML>related...              Back when JUNO sent me a invite to join their "SuperComputer (?)       Project", after reading the details, I wasn't interested in       participating in it because I turn the box off regularly.              Still do.                      * SLMR 2.1a #T348 * I just took an IQ test. The results were negative.       --- SBBSecho 2.12-Linux        * Origin: telnet & http://cco.ath.cx - Dial-Up: 502-875-8938 (1:2320/105.1)    |
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