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  1. Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.programmer
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!netnews!capd.jhuapl.edu!waltrip
  3. From: waltrip@capd.jhuapl.edu
  4. Subject: Re: Change HostID - How ??
  5. Message-ID: <1992Aug21.213227.1@capd.jhuapl.edu>
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  7. Sender: usenet@netnews.jhuapl.edu
  8. Organization: CAPVAX, JHU/APL
  9. References: <1992Aug18.153253.3473@midway.uchicago.edu> <1992Aug21.135516.10733@ni.umd.edu>
  10. Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1992 02:32:27 GMT
  11.  
  12. In article <1992Aug21.135516.10733@ni.umd.edu>, louie@sayshell.umd.edu (Louis 
  13. A. Mamakos) writes:
  14.     [...material deleted...]
  15. > - It wasn't as much a pain in the $#@% to maintain and register
  16. > software that depends on using hostids as copy protection.  I think
  17. > that this mechanism needs to be replaced with something like a public
  18. > key cryptosystem scheme that would be useful for other things, too.
  19.     Amen.
  20.  
  21. c.f.waltrip
  22.  
  23. Internet:    <waltrip@capsrv.jhuapl.edu>
  24.  
  25. Opinions expressed are my own.
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