WD MyBook & bad cables

[Rickwell]

I just got an email from Western Digital.They want to send out new FireWire 400 cables that seem to be wrong or bad.I don't like Mybook very well.It's to slow and I just got it for mass storage.Has anyone else got this type email?

To our valued customers:
We recently discovered that the FireWire 400 cable that was shipped with your Western Digital My Book hard drive does not comply with our specifications. This FireWire 400 cable will not work properly with, and could even damage, your My Book hard drive. As a service to our valued customers, we are offering to replace this FireWire 400 cable, free of charge, in accordance with the limited warranty that accompanies your hard drive. You should dispose of the FireWire 400 cable that was included with your My Book hard drive. If you would like to receive a replacement FireWire 400 cable, free of charge, please click on the link below to validate your name and shipping address so that we may send you your replacement cable.
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