Does Flash MX submitts IP to Macromedia?

[DAV3]

Just curious,

i see that flash mx wants to connect automaticly to the internet. I just wonder now why? for me it smells a little bit fishy or? does anyone know more?

If this question appeard before in this forum i appologize, there were over 10000 posts... too much to look thru.

Thanks anyway.

[Xurion_Flash_Man]

Even if Macromedia wanted to have your IP, they couldn't do anything with it.

If they did it would be against the law (data protection act)

.......why? Got an ilegal copy there dave....?

XFM

[Gary022576]

Originally posted by Xurion_Flash_Man
Even if Macromedia wanted to have your IP, they couldn't do anything with it.

If they did it would be against the law (data protection act)

.......why? Got an ilegal copy there dave....?

XFM

...lol prolly

[DemonX]

He wouldnt be posting that if he didnt. lol. That sound a little fishy to me.

[Musicman]

Hi,

until about 1 1/2 years ago, I was paying internet access per minute. I was, of course, concerned with everything happening on the local net that opened a connection without reason.
The big offender was microsoft, at that time: have you ever seen IE asking for a connection, just to be able to open pages on a local webserver?
There are still a lot of users around here who pay by minute...

Musicman

[kizlauskas]

Flash MX connects to the Macromedia Serialisation Server.

[DAV3]

Thanks for the inside. But even with a purchased (so much for the rumor here) copy of Flash its not a very nice act to force the user to log on. May be i am just not convinced that they have a backdoor in the mac.

D

[creativepointe]

Also if you notice in your panels you have an answer panel. This panel has to have a connection in order to work it downloads the latest news, exchange info, technotes, etc.

[DAV3]

Originally posted by creativepointe
Also if you notice in your panels you have an answer panel. This panel has to have a connection in order to work it downloads the latest news, exchange info, technotes, etc.

Didn't know this. But still, not everyone has a flatrate or want to access the net. I just went back home to germany for a vacation and there are things different. Telekom and other internet providers just start to offer flatrates and you still have a long waiting time. Thats all.

Anyhow, glad to know more now

[whiterabbit]

I prefer to know what and when I am downloading anything, I dont like updates unless I have checked them out carefully so I hope that panel has a no option.

jp

[william_tropico]

Originally posted by Xurion_Flash_Man
Even if Macromedia wanted to have your IP, they couldn't do anything with it.

If they did it would be against the law (data protection act)

.......why? Got an ilegal copy there dave....?

XFM

So.. If somwone know your IP address, what will thay do?
And if you are sure what thwy are going to do with it can
U contact data protection act?

[flashpunk]

well, i just thought that i would mention this, my version of Flash MX does not ask to connect to the internet, or make any interet activaty while i am connected.

[Gary022576]

Originally posted by flashpunk
well, i just thought that i would mention this, my version of Flash MX does not ask to connect to the internet, or make any interet activaty while i am connected.

nor does mine (with the one exception of the previously mentioned "Answers" panel) - that one will connect to macromedia, but only when I say, and only to get any new help type items, etc..