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- From: romkey@asylum.UUCP (John Romkey)
- Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
- Subject: Re: PC/TCP 2.1 copy protection
- Message-ID: <417@asylum.UUCP>
- Date: 9 Sep 92 22:07:50 GMT
- References: <1992Sep8.214208.41914@clinicom.com> <1992Sep9.203605.4298@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
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- Unless it's changed since my last understanding of it (which I doubt
- but is possible), FTP Software's copy protection scheme will not
- require you to have a specific diskette per machine, nor will it
- generate any extra network traffic.
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- The scheme requires each kernel to be stamped with a serial number at install
- time. I believe site licenses will receive a list of serial numbers and keys.
- If you have a 20 system site license, you get a master distribution and
- 20 serial numbers and keys, not 20 disks. Also, the serial number is
- piggy-backed on ARP packets, not in special broadcasts, so it doesn't
- cost you any extra traffic.
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- - john romkey ELF Communications romkey@ELF.com
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