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Re: [Slightly OT] Shareware donation collection
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Re: [Slightly OT] Shareware donation collection


  • Subject: Re: [Slightly OT] Shareware donation collection
  • From: Finlay Dobbie <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 16:25:26 +0000

On 22 Feb 2004, at 16:25, Charles Srstka wrote:

Here's another problem I can see with having software phone home: What happens if your web host goes down for a while? Bingo, all your customers will immediately be unable to use your product, and your support e-mail box will get flooded.

Well, you could build in a so-many day expiration, where it will run registered with a serial number for a certain period of time and then repeatedly attempt to "activate" itself by chatting with your servers. Also means users can start using the product immediately without an internet connection. I've seen this done before, I think, but it all sounds like a lot of effort :-)

-- Finlay
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 >RE: [Slightly OT] Shareware donation collection (From: "Josh Ferguson" <email@hidden>)
 >Re: [Slightly OT] Shareware donation collection (From: Mark Eissler <email@hidden>)
 >Re: [Slightly OT] Shareware donation collection (From: Charles Srstka <email@hidden>)

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