GnuCash 2.1.2 directions

[Wm Stewart]

Hi Derek, please let me know if this is excessive cross-posting, I'm new
here and not sure what is copied to what.  I've updated the bug as follows:

http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=407458#c11

Comments 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 above are not duplicates, they refer to something
different, the Windows version requiring contact with external IP's before
successfully installing, which on the face of it is virus like activity.

Two specific IP's are provided in the comments, 68.142.91.87 in my case
which I have no other relationship with, and 221.239.63.33 in Manuel's
case.  Comment 9 provides instructions on how to duplicate the error on a
new machine for anyone's else's independent verification.

Therefore, since this is not a duplicate of the known issue referenced in
Comment 10, perhaps another, higher profile bug report should be opened for
this issue separately?  Surreptitious external IP contact during
installation sounds kind of alarming, doesn't it...?

Derek Atkins wrote:
> Quoting Christian Stimming <stimming at tuhh.de>:
> 
>>> http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=407458
>>
>> Errr... no, that's really very unlikely; there are just way too many
>> existing
>> bugs in the so that any malfunctioning would actually require
>> something like
>> a virus or similar. Maybe the system itself has one? Certainly this is
>> not at
>> all "the only explanation".
> 
> I'm still wondering WHY it's always trying to contact 68.142.91.87.
> What's so special about that IP Address?
> 
> -derek
>