On Jan 26, 2004, at 1:51 PM, Robert Nicholson wrote: > Well Backup has cached knowledge that you have a valid .mac account. > > Somewhere in /Library/Preferences it knows you've got a .mac account. > > If I launch Backup I see > > a panel that says "Backup requires a .mac membership > > options are "Quit" "Join Now" "Open .Mac Prefs" > > Are you saying that you have never had a .Mac account then ? In that case, how did you get the Backup software in the first place ? It seems to me that anyone could get a trial .Mac account, get the Backup software, and then use it ad infinitum regardless of whether they went on to subscribe to .Mac or not. Paul