[svlug] Agent...

Rafael Skodlar raffi at linwin.com
Thu Mar 14 17:31:21 PST 2002


On Thu, Mar 14, 2002 at 05:11:34PM -0800, J C Lawrence wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Mar 2002 16:48:07 -0800 
> Aaron T Porter <Aaron> wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, Mar 14, 2002 at 07:42:14PM -0500, jsanchez79 at netscape.net
> > wrote:
> 
> >> Hello all. Does anyone know of program that works the same as the
> >> MS Agent for Linux/Unix? Thanks.
> 
> > You might have better luck on a Linux list if you explained what
> > MS Agent is and what it does.
> 
> http://www.microsoft.com/msagent/ ???

I might be mistaken but MS agent is most likely undercover reporting tool
that sends everything about your computer and your habits using it to MS 
for analysis.
  
If all goes well, according to their plans, they'll sell this idea to JD
in [Ee]xchange for lenient outcome in antitrust case.

Linux being open source is not hiding anything therefore does not have 
agents.

> -- 
> J C Lawrence                
> ---------(*)                Satan, oscillate my metallic sonatas. 
> claw at kanga.nu               He lived as a devil, eh?		  
> http://www.kanga.nu/~claw/  Evil is a name of a foeman, as I live.
> 

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Rafael



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