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Gizmo5

Gizmo5

P2P telephony client using the SIP protocol

Version:  4.0.0.260

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Feedback Type:  Usage Tip

Contributed by: Axel Thursday, February 02 2006 @ 12:11 PM PST

Product Platform: MacOSX

Used Product For: Have Not Tried

Recommend Product: NO

This app seems to spam the addresses in your addressbook without your consent with this message:

From: Gizmo Project <noreply@gizmoproject.com>
Date: February 1, 2006 7:31:03 AM PST
To:you@yourisp.com
Subject: You've been invited to Gizmo Project
Reply-To: Gizmo Project <noreply@gizmoproject.com>, yourfriend@isp.com

Your friend, yourfriend@isp.com, wants to talk to you on Gizmo Project

Your friend, yourfriend@isp.com, wants to tell you: "Hey, check out this free new software that lets you talk for free. I am using it now."   

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Comments

2 comments |

BE CAREFUL - FallGuy7254

Actually, it does ask you if you want to import contacts from your address book and invite them to use Gizmo, but the wording is rather vague so many people miss it, like you apparently did.

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Thursday, March 16 2006 @ 09:15 AM PST


Nobody spamming anyone - Ilgaz

It is YOU using option "invite your contacts to gizmo" option, VIA YOUR COMPUTER.

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Friday, March 17 2006 @ 06:02 PM PST