Re: Coilcraft disconintues use of Remote Approach (Was : Document tracking in PDF)

In article <1134248540.020915.73800@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"PeteS" <ps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I sent a polite but firm missive to Coilcraft over their use of remote
> approach which 'calls home' any time a PDF is opened.
>
> My original missive is:
>
> <<
> Dear Coilcraft
>
> I am the principal design engineer of an electronics OEM company in the
> UK (that company shall remain nameless). Your use of remote approach on
> new datasheets is repugnant as nowhere does it tell me the datasheet,
> when opened, will atempt to track my reading of the data***.
>
> I have decided that as you have been underhanded (by adding 'call home'
> attributes without telling me about it), I shall delete CoilCraft from
> my approved vendor list for all new designs, and design your parts out
> completely if possible in existing designs.
>
> Your comments are appreciated.
>
> PS
> >>
>
> Their webmaster responded thus:
> <<
> Peter,
>
> We experimented with the Remote Approach system but stopped using it.
> Unfortunately, some PDF documents with the code are "out there" in
> the field.
>
> I understand your concern and apologize for the inconvenience. If you
> tell me which data *** you have, I will send you a replacement and
> make sure that we are not inadvertently still distributing these.
>
> I am in the office today, so I can respond to you immediately.
>
> Regards,
>
> John Stellberg
>
> >>
>
> One can only wonder why they tried then discontinued. Perhaps they
> found designers did not like it, but I really do not know.
>
> So, if you have an 'infected document', email
> jstellberg_remove-this-antispam-AT-coilcraft-DONTSPAM-dotcom and he
> will provide an uninfected replacement.
>
> Remove the obviously misformed parts.
> Cheers
>
> PeteS
>

This is why I keep TCP/IP turned off except when I actually want to
connect to the internet. If that is not feasible, then go to your hosts
file and add the offending URL to it thusly:

ad.doubleclick.net A 127.0.0.1

This, for example, kills all attempts access that URL.

Al
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