The Update Service has been in the DNN platform since 2006. It's purpose is to provide a service to our users to let them know when a new version of the software is available. This is especially important when a security issue is discovered, as there is often a short window of opportunity to upgrade your site to ensure it is adquately protected from malicious intent. We have always been careful to restrict the information passed to those items which are important to the Update Service so that it can provide the appropriate upgrade recommendations to your site. When we released 7.2 in December we introduced a new ability for a user to opt in to our Newsletter during the installation or upgrade process. Folks who opt-in will receive the monthly Community Newsletter which contains a variety of helpful information about products and community support. The mechanism used by the software to capture the email address entered is the Update Service, as it was the best method to ensure the user was added to the newsletter mailing list ( ie. it did not require us to add additional callbacks to the platform ). Users can decide to disable the Update Service at any time either before or after installation - there is a web.config setting that can be used, or it can be done through Host Settings.

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My comments are my own and are offered WITHOUT PREJUDICE

Shaun Walker
http://www.siliqon.com

Have DNN Corp. sunk to a new low?
While visiting Codeplex a few times recently due to the false start launch of 7.2.1 I was surprised to see in one of the comments that one of the COMMUNITY members had submitted a new feature to DNN Corp for inclusion into DNN Community Edition only to find that this submission has been taken and included ONLY into EVOQ when it's obvious, to me anyway from reading the relevant comment, that the author had submitted it with the intention of being included into the Community Edition and for the good of the Community and is NOT very happy about it.
If this is the case then I'm amazed at the cheek of these people. I hope at least they're paying the author of this new feature a royalty out of the profits they make from the huge price of EVOQ. Somehow I feel this is not the case.
Can things get any worse than this?
If I have misunderstood this action by DNN then I will gladly take back what I have said. If not then I do wonder where the incentive is to take any active part within this community anymore and whether the people responsible at DNN Corp. have ANY morals at all.

Hi Cathal

https://dotnetnuke.codeplex.com/releases/view/117545#ReviewsAnchor

The 4th comment down.If you read all, there aren't that many, then you will see it.

As I tried to explain, I am posting about a comment from somebody else that I have read so cannot be sure about it's  believability which is why I brought it up here so that a DNN representative, such as you, could comment and clear up any confusion.

I'm also aware that English is not the first language for many of us and that can lead to texts being unclear on their meaning.

I really do hope this is just a misunderstanding on my part.