"reported over the internet"

meirman wrote in message
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A friend writes me: I tried to play a music CD on my new computer but
first got a screen telling me I had to register as a user of "Jukebox"
and that once I registered my music would be "reported over the
internet." Do you know anything about this?

I don't know much. Do you? Is this some advertising gimmick to get
him to use and eventually pay for Jukebox? His new computer is winXP.
Does that make a difference?

Thanks

Meirman

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I don't know all your answers, but I can provide some info: I just abandoned
use of the crippleware (XPHE), last month; I'd lived & wrestled with it for
2 years. I've switched back to Windows 98 SE. I can tell you that XPHE does
phone home any time you connect, to something called ICANN. (Do I have that
acronym right?) It's a website which seems to present itself as being an
authority re. internet domain names & addresses. The XPHE I had refused to
function online, unless I let it transfer information to that website. The
XPHE "firewall" lets it go through unremarked. Zone Alarm caught it and
objected. I didn't have any "Jukebox" utility, that I can remember. (Maybe I
just decided against using it and eventually forgot it existed?) It could be
something in a new version of Windows Media Player, or perhaps a utility of
some accessory software your friend has installed. That "reported" thing
sounds like spyware catering to the music industry's anti-file-sharing
campaign. My suggestion for your friend, would be to make an adjustment to
his system settings, to make something less invasive of privacy become the
default player of audio CD's.

Scruffy Eagle
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Everything you ever wanted to know about Jukebox.
http://www.musicmatch.com/

Are you sure your friend relayed the message correctly? It's more likely
that the message referred to the option of creating playlists from
information downloaded from the Internet.

Jeff Richards
MS MVP (DTS)
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"Scruffy Eagle" wrote in message
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meirman wrote in message
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A friend writes me: I tried to play a music CD on my new computer but
first got a screen telling me I had to register as a user of "Jukebox"
and that once I registered my music would be "reported over the
internet." Do you know anything about this?

I don't know much. Do you? Is this some advertising gimmick to get
him to use and eventually pay for Jukebox? His new computer is winXP.
Does that make a difference?

Thanks

Meirman

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or not you are posting the same letter.

Change domain to erols.com, if necessary.
==================================

I don't know all your answers, but I can provide some info: I just
abandoned
use of the crippleware (XPHE), last month; I'd lived & wrestled with it
for
2 years. I've switched back to Windows 98 SE. I can tell you that XPHE
does
phone home any time you connect, to something called ICANN. (Do I have
that
acronym right?) It's a website which seems to present itself as being an
authority re. internet domain names & addresses. The XPHE I had refused to
function online, unless I let it transfer information to that website. The
XPHE "firewall" lets it go through unremarked. Zone Alarm caught it and
objected. I didn't have any "Jukebox" utility, that I can remember. (Maybe
I
just decided against using it and eventually forgot it existed?) It could
be
something in a new version of Windows Media Player, or perhaps a utility
of
some accessory software your friend has installed. That "reported" thing
sounds like spyware catering to the music industry's anti-file-sharing
campaign. My suggestion for your friend, would be to make an adjustment to
his system settings, to make something less invasive of privacy become the
default player of audio CD's.

Scruffy Eagle
=================

In microsoft.public.win98.multimedia on Sat, 5 Jun 2004 15:54:52 -0500
"Scruffy Eagle" posted:

meirman wrote on April 21, 2004, in message
.. .

A friend writes me: I tried to play a music CD on my new computer but
first got a screen telling me I had to register as a user of "Jukebox"
and that once I registered my music would be "reported over the
internet." Do you know anything about this?

I don't know much. Do you? Is this some advertising gimmick to get
him to use and eventually pay for Jukebox? His new computer is winXP.
Does that make a difference?

Thanks

Meirman
==================================

I don't know all your answers, but I can provide some info: I just abandoned
use of the crippleware (XPHE), last month; I'd lived & wrestled with it for
2 years. I've switched back to Windows 98 SE. I can tell you that XPHE does
phone home any time you connect, to something called ICANN. (Do I have that
acronym right?) It's a website which seems to present itself as being an
authority re. internet domain names & addresses. The XPHE I had refused to
function online, unless I let it transfer information to that website. The
XPHE "firewall" lets it go through unremarked. Zone Alarm caught it and

As you probably know, the XP firewall is incoming only. If you get a
virus with its own email engine that sends out virus emails to your
address book, XP won't notice it.

objected. I didn't have any "Jukebox" utility, that I can remember. (Maybe I
just decided against using it and eventually forgot it existed?) It could be
something in a new version of Windows Media Player, or perhaps a utility of
some accessory software your friend has installed. That "reported" thing
sounds like spyware catering to the music industry's anti-file-sharing
campaign. My suggestion for your friend, would be to make an adjustment to
his system settings, to make something less invasive of privacy become the
default player of audio CD's.

Scruffy Eagle
=================

I think this is what my friend was told.

My friend wrote me not too long after he told me about the problem
that he had called the maker of his computer and they had solved the
problem for him. I have the email, but I don't remember the details.
But I think it was along the lines that you suggest, changing the
default player.

I'm sending a copy of this on to him for his information.

Jeff wrote:
Are you sure your friend relayed the message correctly? It's more likely

He's a competent guy, so I'm pretty sure. I quoted everything he
wrote me.

that the message referred to the option of creating playlists from
information downloaded from the Internet.

He didn't mention playlists, and I don't think he was that far along
(if he ever creates playlists.) I think it was the first time he tried
to play something with his fairly new computer.

But I'm sending him a copy of this, and maybe he'll reply to me.

Jeff Richards
MS MVP (DTS)
--

Meirman

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A little extra info.:

Since I first saw your message, I've made an effort to set up my mother's
newly-received second-hand computer for playing music files. It's a
Hewlett-Packard, which is unfortunate (nasty invasive spyware & heavily
proprietary software, with terrible customer support) but unavoidable.
(Can't argue with the price, which was free; gift from my younger brother.)
First step of setup, was to click on an MP3 file & see what (whether) the
system used to play it. (Anything assigned?) It popped up a utility that
called itself "Jukebox" - and, yes, it immediately tried to connect online.
It's also extreme nagware, in that any time it's activated it attempts to
force an online registration of itself. It was blazoned with the Hewlett
Packard logo and name, like seeing "Adidas" on gym shoes. Couldn't miss it.
I'll be installing some freeware soon, to fix the problem.

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