StdConvs.pas in Delphi runtime library, Question

From: Edgar del Ray (great_crack_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/09/05 

Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 23:39:24 GMT

Dear Delphi users,

This is NOT spam!!!!! Please believe me.

Sorry to interrupt you but please read this before you delete it as I
would appreciate your help.

I am NOT a Delphi user but have stumbled upon a code listing on one
site of StdConvs at
http://pjtsalina.codigolivre.org.br/doc/pascal/Kylix1fontes/vcl/StdConvs.pas.

I was searching for websites that had a link or even a reference to
the previous URL of my own website at www.omnis.demon.co.uk and the
StdConvs file noted above included MY OLD URL!!!!!

Further investigation showed that the file was Copyright (C) 1995,2000
Inprise Corporation but of even more importance it included two
reference to my website, one an explicit statement that my website was
used as a reference for the StdConvs codse and another reference just
stating the authors views of my site.

I have sent emails to Borland but have not had any reply. This email
notes that either the references should be updates to show the new URL
of my website at www.footrule.com and the errors (Yes, StdConvs has
blatent errors) should be corrected and in the event these errors are
not corrected, references to my website should be removed.

I include a copy of the first few lines of the file with the
references to my site.

Could anybody with any version of the runtime library source confirm
if these refernces are still contained in this code?

Note, should tthis be the case, I will initiate legal proceedings
against Borland for usinmg code and/or data from my site as there is a
specific copyright notice prohibiting the use of code or data from my
site for commercial uses, and Borland's runtime libray code is part of
a commercial product!

Thanks in advance for any responses,

Ray Greaves

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