Sneaky email messages

Richmond Mathewson richmondmathewson at gmail.com
Sat Jul 29 11:43:26 EDT 2017


"via posting to a server" . . .

Pray tell . . .

Richmond.

On 7/29/17 6:19 pm, Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode wrote:
> 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 <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> 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.
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