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From: sl@van-bc.wimsey.bc.ca (Stuart Lynne)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386,comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: What does ``cpd'' do in SCO UNIX V tcp.
Message-ID: <772@van-bc.wimsey.bc.ca>
Date: 4 Jul 90 23:14:19 GMT
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In article <2690F0F3.1352@tct.uucp> chip@tct.uucp (Chip Salzenberg) writes:
>[ Question is also relevant to comp.unix.xenix; hence this crosspost. ]
>
>I consider this method of copy protection to be impolite at best,
>since it (1) uses broadcasts and (2) causes an immediate shutdown,
>when the serial number conflict could possibly be an honest mistake.

I'll say it's a pain. We have several (legal) copies of TCP/IP for Xenix. If
a machine has to have TCP reinstalled you had better remember which serial
number you used. Get the wrong one and you get to try again until you do.


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