Re: parental blocking

From: CReWdog (CReWdog.19xzo3_at_mail.mcse.ms)
Date: 07/25/04


Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 05:49:33 -0500


CReWdog wrote:
> *:)
>
> Hmmm. I bet your kids don't know about the files called "index.dat".
> Basically, these keep a history of EVERYTHING viewed on the internet.
> You cannot delete them as they are "system files" & are in use as
> soon as you start up your computer. Micro$oft have never fully
> explained why they should want to keep this information & I often
> wonder if copies of the .dat file contents are secretly downloaded to
> Microsoft???
> Anyway, rant over, what you need is a utility that can read these
> files. Read about 1 here:
> http://www.exits.ro/index-dat-viewer.html
> Here's another one...
> http://www.softwarepatch.com/software/indexdat.html
> I've attached one of the 2 above to this message.... *

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