Thanks for all the heads-up(s). I knew it was fishy-smelled it a mile away. Was just curious. :) Shyrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Hanges" <s76640@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Email advertisements---- Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 15:29:17 -0500 > > Hi Shyrell, > > Often they're illegal copies but more often they're OEM versions, which > should have been installed at a company site where multiple licenses > were purchased. If you ever need any help or want to apply updates, you > would not be able to do so because the serial numbers are assigned to > the original purchaser. I would avoid buying these versions. You're on > your own if you buy them and something is/goes wrong and they might be > illegal copies that could cause you trouble. > > The other thing is that I would not trust anyone sending you an e-mail > with an offer at an extremely low price. They might just be trying > phishing for your credit card numbers. Even if I receive a special > offer from a vendor with whom I already have a relationship, I don't > click on the e-mail but go directly to their web site to buy. > > Regards, > > Steve > -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10
