atw: Re: atw:Acronyms Master tool

I suspect the kind of software this "developer" is providing is also the
same kind of software used to try and foil anti-spam software, which is
designed to auto-generate email subject lines and attach them to the
content. If it is, then beware... It will be another attempt at phishing for
legitimate information and using it for other gain. 
Warren.

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[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Christine Kent
Sent: Saturday, 14 April 2007 13:06
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: atw:Acronyms Master tool


I think you will find this has been auto translated from French.

I think it would have been much nicer to say something like - hello whoever,
we don't know you on this list, perhaps you might like to introduce yourself
and tell us how you came to develop this product?  

But all in all, not wise to follow the links.

Hmmm 

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From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stuart Burnfield
Sent: Saturday, 14 April 2007 12:59 PM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: atw:Acronyms Master tool

I thought this was a little unfriendly--perhaps, like many people, he 
has a separate throwaway e-mail address for use with mailing lists. 
Perhaps English is not his first language--you don't need to be a tech 
writer to write useful software.

Then, when I looked at the site, it did seem odd that the three 
testimonials from happy users are all in the same stilted English. I 
particularly liked the write-up from "Jane", who describes herself as "a 
technical writher". I'm sure we've all felt the same way.

It also seems odd that a free tool is being promoted quite aggressively. 
There's a classified ad on the techwr-l site, and Google returns dozens 
of hits with the same wording ("Acronyms Master Creates Acronims Table 
in your document. A unique SW tool.")


It's hard to know whether this is a genuine contribution to the 
community, in which case sorry Alex, or a Trojan Horse that will 
disgorge all sorts of horrendous spyware on your PC the first time you 
run it. I'm erring on the side of caution.

Stuart

The very suspicious "Brian A Clarke" said:
 > If this is such a wonderful tool, how come you only have
 > a yahoo email address?
 > What are you hiding?
 > What is the pedigree behind this alleged software? I've never  > heard of
it - and the very poor English makes me suspicious.
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