Anyone searching for the source code on file-sharing systems will see a pop-up message alerting them to the fact that downloading the code is illegal.

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It will then send back a message alerting the cashier to either accept the card or ask the customer to use another one or pay in cash.

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Robert expressed concern that his primary information source on SBIR grant opportunities, SBIR.gov, was down for maintenance with a message alerting visitors that it would be months before the site could be re-launched.

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Schemo receives a notice alerting her to the message.

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And the Orkut worm was an experimental attack, merely alerting users that they'd been infected with a Portuguese message.

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You can then send a message to the phone, and it will sound an alarm, alerting nearby people to save it for you.

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