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- From: jregier@jarthur.claremont.edu (Jason Regier)
- Subject: Re: How to HIDE Files on a mac to prevent Piracy?
- Message-ID: <1992Aug17.144702.19850@muddcs.claremont.edu>
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- Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711
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- Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 14:47:02 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug15.165851.20833@doug.cae.wisc.edu> rsimon@cae.wisc.edu (Robert Simon) writes:
- >>Q. Any suggestions, and also: HOW TO MAKE FILES INVISIBLE eg a file in
- >>Preferences or Control Panels folder?
- >>
- >
- >Have you tried/heard of ResEdit? It can make files invisible quite easily:
- >
- etc...
- >Rob Simon
- >rsimon@cae.wisc.edu
-
- Remember that although these Invisible files are invisible when on the
- desktop, they are not invisible to programs. Most dialog boxes which display
- the full contents of a folder (i.e. some open and I believe most save dialog
- boxes) will have your invisible file in their listing.
-
- If you do plan to use the Invisibility option as a piracy deterrent, I would
- suggest also placing the invisible application deep in a nest of folders
- where nobody would stumble onto it, and providing those users that should have
- access with aliases to your hidden application.
-
- Jason Regier
- jregier@jarthur.claremont.edu
-