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In article <1homefINNr5l@crcnis1.unl.edu> vporguen@unlinfo.unl.edu (victor porguen) writes:
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>The nag screens are obnoxious and offensive.  They interfere with
>my testing of the program.

Am I the only one who thought this statement was laughable?

Seriously, I think there are good reasons for shareware authors to
put a reminder, or "nag" screen, in their evaluation copies ---
as long as it's done in a polite and unobtrusive manner.  For one thing,
not everyone gets their shareware over usenet or via internet.  There is
a booming business in selling shareware disks, and in vending machines
which allow you to download programs onto a floppy disk.  There are
also computer vendors who stuff the PC's they sell with shareware
programs.  (My own PC came with about 20Megs of various programs on it,
most of which I deleted).
There is a great temptation for people who acquire their software in these
ways to think that they have already paid for it, or at least to rationalize
their use of it with this argument.  There are also those people, a majority
actually, who continue to use a program after the trial period is over,
and need a gentle "reminder".  

The best way to get rid of the nag screens is to register --- period.