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Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 19:06:11 +1000 (EST)
From: luke DOT kendall AT cisra DOT canon DOT com DOT au
Subject: Re: Ideas re problem reporting
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On 16 Jul, Robert Collins wrote:
>  However, a registry entry won't correct this: only the user knows 
>  exactly what tool they used, unless we go down some insane DRM style 
>  path - and I won't be taking setup down that path. 

You mean, even if setup just recorded whether it had just completed a
full, or a default, or some intermediate install - there would be
nothing to stop a naughty user from faking the same entry manually?

luke 


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