How could I copy protect Borland C++ on a network ?

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From: Luc Bussieres
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 20:07

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	We are in the process of evaluating different network
alternatives for our students labs. I have installed Borland C++ 3.1
on an nfs disk, and it is working perfectly. Now I'm trying to find a
way to restrict the copying of the executable files so that the
students won't be able to pirate it and to copy it to there home pc. I
have modify bc.exe with chmodd to execute only, I have try this with
other executable and it is working correctly. When I do this Borland
C++ is crashing, it seems that I need to read its own executable. 

Is there a way to protect Borland C++ from pirating on an nfs disk? 

Does novell as a copy protection feature that will work with Borland C++?

Is the only way to protect it is to ask the student to not copy it ?


			Thanks.
-- 
Luc Bussieres ---- Analyste - Dept. de Mathematiques et d'Informatique
Universite de Sherbrooke     
Internet : luc.bussieres@dmi.usherb.ca
Tel: (819) 821-7981

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