[duxuser] Re: regarding the lysons floppy disk
- From: Dave Durber <dadurber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 12:50:10 -0500
Steve! I couldn't agree with you more! Dongles are a right
proverbial pain in the rear end!
Sincerely:
Dave Durber
On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 10:21:32 -0500, you wrote:
>Daniel,
>
>Let's hope we never have to go the Dongle route.
>
>Steve
>
>On Monday 3/29/04 23:39 Daniel Vejil wrote:
>>Hello,
>>
>>There is one more solution to this type of problem which you did not list
>>here, and that is to ship out a Dongle connector with each product
>>purchased, so that the user would have to have the Dongle connected to the
>>computer in order to use DBT. Joe Sullivan told me about these types of
>>connectors in 1990 or 1991, and said that he might consider using them if
>>it appeared that a lot of pirated copies of DBT were being utilized
>>without user purchase.
>>
>>Since I now own the last DBT product for DOS that will ever be made, and
>>since I do not need a Dongle connector to operate it, I would guess that
>>pirated software didn't show up in such large numbers, as to make Dongles
>>necessary. However, unless Duxbury Systems Inc., has changed its
>>corporate mind concerning Dongles and their use, the possibility still exists.
>>
>>Daniel Vejil
>>
>>At 08:04 AM 3/29/04 -0500, you wrote:
>>>I do not think that you will have to worry about obtaining license
>>>numbers or obtaining authorization codes in order to register DBT in
>>>the future. I can think of at least four solutions. There are
>>>probably more.
>>>
>>>1. The product code or authorization key would be written on the
>>>product box and you would be asked to type it into an edit field
>>>during the installation.;
>>>
>>>2. The license number would be stored in a file on the CD, in the
>>>same way as it is now stored on a floppy disk. It would be installed
>>>to the hard drive along with the rest of the software;
>>>
>>>3. On-line registration, in the same way that a number of programs
>>>are now accessing the product company's web site to obtain
>>>authorization and machine codes;
>>>
>>>4. If you had just bought a computer and you had not yet signed up
>>>with an internet provider, a temporary license or access code could be
>>>written into the software so you can start using the program. The
>>>code or license might allow you to use the software for 30 days to
>>>give you time to contact the company to obtain a full authorization or
>>>license key that would give you unlinited access.
>>>
>>>Sincerely:
>>>
>>>Dave Durber
>>>
>>>On Mon, 29 Mar 2004 08:32:43 +0100, you wrote:
>>>
>>> >Peter said:
>>> > No it's not like the Jaws authorization keys which you
>>> > must install on the computer where you want to run that
>>> > program. The Duxbury license disk contains a license
>>> > number which must be read in to Duxbury in order for the
>>> > program to run.
>>> >
>>> >So what happens on newer computers where no floppy disk drive is
>>> >present? Certainly the case on the new lower cost machines.
>>> >
>>> >regards DaveP.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
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