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Article #12227Re: How to HIDE Files on a mac to prevent Piracy?
From: Richard Sucgang
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 20:37
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 20:37
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In article <1992Aug15.065903.25124@news.columbia.edu> ia4@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Imran Anwar) writes: >I have spent a lot of effort and time to develop a solution to a communications >problem/need and now face a quandry. > >While I do NOT want to limit users with the hassle of copy protection, >keys eyc. I do want to protect my s/ware. There are two ways I feel >I therefore think that one simple solution would be to install the software >and my Macros in the user's machine BUT to make some of the files (eg >Macros, Scripts) INVISIBLE to the user. So even if someone copies files they >are likely to miss the INVISIBLE files (that are essential for the >Preferences or Control Panels folder? > [some stuff deleted] Check out either the MacUser Security Kit or FileKit, both available on sumex. the Macuser Kit is free, I assume, since no payment info came with it. Personally, FileKit is better, IMHO, because it allows you to modify a lot more attributes, plus it works on whole folders. But it is shareware. Just someone who has tried some stuff. Liked it, but don't need it. :) -rich Richard Sucgang : Dept. of Anatomy and Cell Biology Columbia University (sucgang@cuhhca.hhmi.columbia.edu | rs54@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu) "...Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, individually, collectively or otherwise."
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.mac.misc Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!usc!rpi!news.columbia.edu!cunixf.cc.columbia.edu!rs54 From: rs54@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Richard Sucgang) Subject: Re: How to HIDE Files on a mac to prevent Piracy? Message-ID: <1992Aug16.203756.3907@news.columbia.edu> Sender: usenet@news.columbia.edu (The Network News) Nntp-Posting-Host: cunixf.cc.columbia.edu Reply-To: rs54@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Richard Sucgang) Organization: Columbia University References: <1992Aug15.065903.25124@news.columbia.edu> Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 20:37:56 GMT Lines: 29