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Re: Protecting Software w/ Software License Keys...
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Re: Protecting Software w/ Software License Keys...


  • Subject: Re: Protecting Software w/ Software License Keys...
  • From: Jeff LaMarche <email@hidden>
  • Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 12:27:39 -0700 (PDT)

On Tuesday, 18, 2002, at 05:15AM, Gideon King <email@hidden> wrote:

>I was thinking about generating a key based on something like the host
>name i.e. the user sends me their host name and I send them a license
>that will allow them to run the application on that computer only (i.e.
>it's encoded into the license key and checked each time the program
>runs).

Here's a potential problem - under OS X, if you're using a dial-up connection, you only "borrow" a hostname (via DHCP) while you're online. Even if you check only the high level domain, modemers won't be able to use your software unless logged on.
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