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From: HAROLD@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (Harold Pritchett)
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Subject: Re: What service broadcasts on UDP port 60000?
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Date: 22 Jan 91 17:18:42 GMT
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>< we're trying to figure out what service is broadcasting on
>< UDP port 60000.  It's coming from an SCO Xenix engine
>< with Lachman TCP/IP.
>
>It looks like they are trying to verify the uniqueness of their serial number.
>
>Nothing you can do about it, I'm afraid...

There is always something you can do about it.  Send the software back and
refuse to ever do business with a company which resorts to this sort of
crap.  And be sure to let them know how you feel about this.

Harold