Re: How to protect an MS/PC-DOS file from being copied or the diskette.

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From: Steve -Social Hacker
Date: Thu, 23 May 1991 05:38

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In article <688@bcsfse.boeing.com> danr@bcsfse.boeing.com (Dan Richardson) writes:

   Protecting a file/diskette on DOS, huh? Well, I would assume that this file is

[usual attempts to complicate things, deleted]

   Anybody else in Netland know of a better scheme? This is off the top of my head
   *early* in the morning. I need a shot of caffeine...
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A _BETTER_ scheme???

How about giving up on the futile attempt to inconvenience the users
of the software and offer them an incentive to buy it instead?  Like product
support, excellent documentation, upgrades....

tired of juggling four key disks into A: and looking for the dongle,
  -Steve 

"If it has a key-hole, it can be picked."
-- 
}>> Steve Haehnichen <<{
  shaehnichen@ucsd.edu      Disclaimer: UCSD and I do not share any opinions.

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From: cg108dbd@icogsci1.ucsd.edu (Steve -Social Hacker)
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Subject: Re: How to protect an MS/PC-DOS file from being copied or the diskette.
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