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Old 10-29-2010, 02:41 AM   #2
chaley
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No.

Those are small control files that tell ADE to download a DRM-infested file. ADE uses them to negotiate with the server, providing your adobe id, verifying geographic restrictions, and finally re-encrypting with your personal key and downloading it.

All of this is part of the infrastructure that most publishers insist upon because as everyone knows, we readers who buy books are all cheats, tramps, and thieves.
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