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- From: rs54@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Richard Sucgang)
- Subject: Re: How to HIDE Files on a mac to prevent Piracy?
- Message-ID: <1992Aug16.203756.3907@news.columbia.edu>
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- Reply-To: rs54@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Richard Sucgang)
- Organization: Columbia University
- References: <1992Aug15.065903.25124@news.columbia.edu>
- Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 20:37:56 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug15.065903.25124@news.columbia.edu> ia4@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Imran Anwar) writes:
- >I have spent a lot of effort and time to develop a solution to a communications
- >problem/need and now face a quandry.
- >
- >While I do NOT want to limit users with the hassle of copy protection,
- >keys eyc. I do want to protect my s/ware. There are two ways I feel
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- >I therefore think that one simple solution would be to install the software
- >and my Macros in the user's machine BUT to make some of the files (eg
- >Macros, Scripts) INVISIBLE to the user. So even if someone copies files they
- >are likely to miss the INVISIBLE files (that are essential for the
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- >Preferences or Control Panels folder?
- >
- [some stuff deleted]
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- Check out either the MacUser Security Kit or FileKit, both available on sumex.
- the Macuser Kit is free, I assume, since no payment info came with it.
- Personally, FileKit is better, IMHO, because it allows you to modify
- a lot more attributes, plus it works on whole folders. But it is shareware.
-
- Just someone who has tried some stuff. Liked it, but don't need it. :)
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- -rich
- Richard Sucgang : Dept. of Anatomy and Cell Biology Columbia University
- (sucgang@cuhhca.hhmi.columbia.edu | rs54@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu)
- "...Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, individually, collectively or otherwise."
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