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Subject: re: McAfee on VSUM accuracy and Microcom (PC)
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Date: 26 Jun 91 22:37:03 GMT
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>From:    mcafee@netcom.com (McAfee Associates)
>
>>From:  Ross Greenburg
>>One of the interesting things:  Microcom, the people who publish and
>>market my code, is expressly forbidden from using McAfee products by
>>the vendor itself.

> We have
>never refused to sell our products to anyone, and our policies will
>not change.  It's a strange comment considering that 99.9% of all of
>our users use our products without telling us or paying us anyway (one
>of the side effects of shareware).  How would we ever know?

This is good news.  I was under the impression that Microcom attempted
to license a copy from you and was told that they may not use it
without a license and that a license would not be issued to Microcom
under any circumstances.

I am glad that the information given to me is false and that Microcom
is expressly being given permission to utilize this product from the
vendor.  I would presume there is a charge for such usage: what would
that charge be for *only* one computer to use your product? I'll be
sure to report that amount to the Microcom people I deal with.

Ross