Re: [OT/FUN] HP live chat popped up when browsing www.hp.com

From: Larry Kilgallen (Kilgallen_at_SpamCop.net)
Date: 10/31/03 

Date: 30 Oct 2003 17:07:26 -0600

In article <3FA192BC.354D7518@anatomy.org>, Empty Stomach <E.Stomach@anatomy.org> writes:
> Didier Morandi wrote:
>> Looking for info, I just went to my favourite OpenVMS pages on
>> http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms when a window suddenly popped up on my M$
>> screen and a chat session started, powered by LivePerson. Here is the log:
>
> Did you request this, or was this totally forced onto you ?

I believe he _permitted_ it by enabling JavaScript or some other mobile
code vector.

> I have to wonder how these HP sales agent are knowledgeable about HP's
> products such as Alpha and VMS.

It would not hurt for those of you with JavaScript enabled to train them
(except on matters of security and privacy, of course :-).