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- From: backman@FTP.COM (Larry Backman)
- Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
- Subject: Re: PC/TCP 2.1 copy protection
- Message-ID: <9209101419.AA29577@ftp.com>
- Date: 10 Sep 92 14:19:56 GMT
- Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU
- Distribution: world
- Organization: The Internet
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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 is 100% accurate. In addition, we will gladly sell unserialized
- product to site licenses.
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- Larry Backman
- FTP Software
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