Posted by Charles Russell on 06/06/07 15:01

DFS wrote:
> "mrsask" <mrsask1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1180899195.407588.231390@n4g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
>> On Jun 3, 2:20 pm, "DFS" <o...@nospam.com> wrote:
>>> When I click on properties, summary, then the advanced tab, in the
>>> comments
>>> box on some files is a batch of code, a sample of which I've pasted
>>> below.
>>> What is it? What does it do? Is it beneficial? Can I simply remove it?
>>>
>>> 000001E2 000000E8 00001E32 00000D23 00017649 0001525E 00006CF3 000050CE
>>> 00013CD6 00019C8D
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> ER
>> I've removed these and never had a problem.
> ----------------------
> Thanks, but I'm still curious if anyone knows what they are, etc.
>
>
If you rip with itunes, it puts this stuff in the comment field, and you
cannot remove it with Windows XP (though you can remove it with various
tag editors). I assume it encodes your ripped file with your itunes
serial number and registration information. (Since that is what I would
do if I were Apple.) If you value anonymity, you can use a different
ripper, especially an open-source one.

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