Author: Vincent Diepeveen
Date: 06:36:19 01/18/05
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On January 18, 2005 at 03:51:59, Roger D Davis wrote: It is wishful thinking that online clients can do without spyware, from which most functions are even illegal. That or they can't catch cheaters. Note i do not say it is the correct policy to do this. But Blitzin sometimes gives problems here with Citrix type clients. In short it is a citrix type client. Meaning it can remote control your computer at least. For sure the 2.34 and higher versions can do anything at your computer. Again i'm not saying they use the features, but they can grab anything from your computer, just as any spyware can. >On January 17, 2005 at 20:46:39, Jason Kent wrote: > >>Good read. >> >>I've used all three servers and USCL. I've even been a short-time paying member >>to the three that cost money. I think FICS is a better choice than it appears >>reading your review. Free is free, and I have played 1200+ games on FICS in the >>last year with very few problems from cheating. >> >>Yes, some players -- and admins -- are immature and sometimes rude on FICS. The >>language allowed on the server is also not up to my standards. Does ICC and >>Playchess protect the chat on main channels? >> >>I don't like the chessbase interface at all. Even if it were bugless, the >>design does not appeal to me. Blitzn is apparently full of spyware and >>background processes that monitor your usage of chess programs while on the >>server. It doesn't sound overly pleasant to me. Correct me if I'm wrong, but >>playchess and ICC only allow one free choice for a GUI? This is a major con! I >>could talk on and on about how much I like babaschess but I won't. :) >> >>If asked by friends who are learning chess, my recommendation is to start with >>FICS, and babas. :) > >I try to keep spyware off my system...can you tell me which dlls might be >spyware, or how you know Blitzin has spyware? > >Roger
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