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Originally Posted by FF2
"(such as available memory, up-time, log files"
And LOG FILES could contain, what? Every click, page turn, page back, and every item on the device. I gather the log file is hidden in that OTHER FOLDER, not the ones we see when we connect the usb.
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True, though it's not hidden very well. As for what's in it, I don't know. I wiped the log files while working on a script and haven't read anything since then. I plan to look into it after I've got some activity on it.
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Originally Posted by FF2
And if a book of 1,000 pages can download in mere seconds, they could send just a much info back HOME in mere seconds when/if you finally turn on wifi or 3g. They don't have to send continuously.
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Well, yes and no. I have some control because I can block it from sending to that particular server via my router. It sends to the same server every time. After I saw your post I decided to keep an eye on it. It connected 5 times - once when I gave the sync command from the menu, and once for each of four items I downloaded from the archive (the games I forgot to reload when I was done playing with the script). I'm not set up to get much detail at the moment but it can be done and I'll work on that tomorrow.
I'm curious to see what will happen if the Kindle connects to the internet but can't reach the server it's supposed to phone home to. I wouldn't be able to use Whispernet, obviously, but I'm wondering if anything else happens or stops working. Should be a fun experiment.
IP blocking would only work on my own wifi, obviously, and I wouldn't be able to control what it does on 3G. It's not a practical solution for anyone who needs the Amazon store services or archives, but it could be a workable solution for at-home use for some people. Most of my content comes via my computer anyway.
Ooh, wait... it's using more than one IP on my network. The non-Whispernet server (presumably the data collector) is an "official" Amazon server in Seattle. Interesting. The Kindle connects with one IP for Wnet and another for... whatever it's doing. I guess I have some more investigating to do.