>>>I do, and frequently. But, we also want to have our own knowledge base to be accessible to all the pgmrs in the dept without requiring each to have access to the web. IRS security requirements prevent us from making normal connections to the web because of the possibility of hackers gaining access to taxpayer info. Ergo, this is why I have been emailing to my lotus notes account selected records. What would really be nice is to download the entire UT message base and store it one one of our servers where all the dept pgmrs could query it without going to the internet. Possible?
>>>Jerry
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>>See the Legal Copyright from the General Information document or from the Universal Thread Navigator document. Take a close look mostly in the Content section.
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>Ok, here it is.
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>>CONTENT
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>>The content of the Universal Thread is the property of Fournier Transformation. This material may not be used for any commercial or >noncommercial application in part or in total without permission from Fournier Transformation. Use of Universal Thread material without >permission will result in legal action.
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>>Each person has the right to use the data he has contributed in any manner. Data not contributed by the user may only be used with >written authorization from either Fournier Transformation or the original contributor.
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>Ok, it poll time.
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>How many of you understood that if you contribute a piece of code as an example to answer some question on the UT (say from one of your commerical or non-commerical applications that you have written) that you give up your rights to the code and have to remove that code from your application because its becomes the property of MF and UT? Unless, or course, he gives you written permission to use your code in your app.
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>How many of you out there are using code snippets that you have gotten from the UT and have WRITTEN (not implied) permission from the contributor of said code to use it in your apps. Does MF and UT have written permission from MS to sublet FoxPro code syntax?
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>How many are using said snippets and not telling, theregby breaking the agreement?
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>From my CompuServe days, nearly a decade ago, to now I have never encountered a "newsgroup" where free use of code snippits was not allowed.
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>I guess, to avoid breaking the agreement anymore than I have, I will leave this forum and return to the foxpro newsgroup. And, I'll check the fine print for a prorated refund of my subscription costs.

You will get my official response by email.

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