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Developer
Greenkeeper Software
Wimp helps you keep tabs on your computer's ip address. Wimp runs a small program in the background which sends an e-mail to the address of your choice whenever the ip address changes.
Though not the original intention, Wimp can also act as a very crude theft recovery mechanism. If installed on a computer that is stolen, Wimp will continue to e-mail you with an ip address whenever the thief connects your computer to the internet. Presumably, law enforcement agencies can then use this information to get the precise location of your computer.
Wimp is for personal use
Though not the original intention, Wimp can also act as a very crude theft recovery mechanism. If installed on a computer that is stolen, Wimp will continue to e-mail you with an ip address whenever the thief connects your computer to the internet. Presumably, law enforcement agencies can then use this information to get the precise location of your computer.
Wimp is for personal use
What's New
Version 1.1.5:
- Assists with GKS server migration
- Other minor bug fixes
Wimp User Discussion (Write a Review)
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| Downloads:11,059 |
| Version Downloads:7,314 |
| Type:Internet : Internet Utilities |
| License:Free |
| Date:08 Jan 2007 |
| Platform:PPC / Intel |
| Price:Free |
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Wimp helps you keep tabs on your computer's ip address. Wimp runs a small program in the background which sends an e-mail to the address of your choice whenever the ip address changes.
Though not the original intention, Wimp can also act as a very crude theft recovery mechanism. If installed on a computer that is stolen, Wimp will continue to e-mail you with an ip address whenever the thief connects your computer to the internet. Presumably, law enforcement agencies can then use this information to get the precise location of your computer.
Wimp is for personal use only. Please contact us if you wish to purchase a commercial license.
Though not the original intention, Wimp can also act as a very crude theft recovery mechanism. If installed on a computer that is stolen, Wimp will continue to e-mail you with an ip address whenever the thief connects your computer to the internet. Presumably, law enforcement agencies can then use this information to get the precise location of your computer.
Wimp is for personal use only. Please contact us if you wish to purchase a commercial license.
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Welcom to the internet :)
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We are currently experiencing major problems with our web host due to unexpected demand and server overload. We are working hard to fix the problem as fast as we can, but it may be a few weeks.
In the meantime, PLEASE DISCONTINUE USE OF WIMP. We will release a new version soon to fix this problem.
Thank you for your patience!
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i'm a bit skeptical on this one. Would rather be able to input my own pop server so that i know the only person viewing my ip is myself.
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If you have concerns about the devs or anybody else logging information, why not just set up a dummy hotmail or other email account for wimp to send its notifications to? Your IP address isn't static afterall (otherwise why are you using wimp or similar software) and unless you are for some reason putting your system outside of any firewalls or have messed with security settings you would probably be better off worrying about what information websites are recording/ trying to do to your system rather than what could be recorded with this.
By the way devs, wimp rocks. Please keep working on it. Thanks to this I don't have to pay to have a static IP through Comcast. ^_^
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ranmaturussa reviewed on 05 Feb 2006
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I've spent hours futzing with other options over the past few months. The most reliable so far, DynDNS, works well for the most part but now and then the IP doesn't update correctly and I can't connect remotely. Now I finally have something small, out of the way, and EFFECTIVE to connect whenever and wherever I want.
Worked beautifully.
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Thanks Martin
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Does not send email