I do that too. either way works. ======= Visit my webpage at www.blind-geek-zone.net Here you will find Audio tutorials for popular programs, blindness related web links, blind mailing list links and documents for various things. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Lee" <joseph.lee22590@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 5:00 PM Subject: Re: removing authorization key, putting it back later Rick, Can't you go to FS Activate site and request ILM Auth Reset that way? What you need to do is to type the email address that the product is registered, and the serial number. An email will be sent to verify that it has been reset. Cheers, Joseph > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Rick Harmon" <rharmon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Date sent: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:57:23 -0500 >Subject: Re: removing authorization key, putting it back later >I actually have done that. But when my keys get down to one I know to call >FS. if that is on the weekend then I wait till monday. I understand his >gripe but still one needs to know the rules of the product they are using. >Rick >======= >Visit my webpage at www.blind-geek-zone.net >Here you will find Audio tutorials for popular programs, blindness related >web links, blind mailing list links and documents for various things. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Blake Sinnett" <frequency660@xxxxxxxxxxx >To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 4:44 PM >Subject: Re: removing authorization key, putting it back later >I can see where he's coming from... I suppose if you want something without >this problem, you'll have to get a dongle, for $45. >From: "John Heim" <jheim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Reply-To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: Re: removing authorization key, putting it back later >Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:28:08 -0600 >----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Toews" <dogriver@xxxxxxxx >To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 2:49 PM >Subject: Re: removing authorization key, putting it back later >>For one thing, it's not a problem. It's by design. >It's a problem for me! I don't care if it's by design. >My CD-ROM dies and instead of just being able to swap it out, I have to call >FS and get reauthorized? That's bogus. Why would I care if it's a bug or by >design >>For a second thing, >>if you're going to be using it, you'd darned well better read up on it. >Who says? >An authorization scheme that requires you to study it is itself a defect. >I'm a professional programmer. And I consider it a failure on my part every >time I have to explain how to use one of my programs. Sometimes it's >impossible to have things simple enough that they need no explanation. But I >haven't had to study the authorization scheme for any other software I've >ever licensed. I don't lose my Windows XP authorization when i swap out a >CD-ROM drive. >>Third, whether you or anyone else thinks it's stupid is irrelevant, this >>is the way it is. Ranting and stamping your foot isn't going to change >First of all, I'm not "ranting" nor am I "stamping my foot". I'm stating my >opinion just as you are stating yours. >If you're questioning why I'm talking about it on this list, well, it came >up. Why are you talking about it? >But more importantly, this is how things get changed. They certainly won't >change if nobody complains. I told FS that I found their authorization >scheme unacceptable. 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