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From: ronald@robobar.co.uk (Ronald S H Khoo)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: SCO TCP/IP copy protection
Message-ID: <1991Jan29.084821.13996@robobar.co.uk>
Date: 29 Jan 91 08:48:21 GMT
References: <9101221000.AA21610@aprm> <670009@gore.com>
Organization: Robobar Ltd., Perivale, Middx., ENGLAND.
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jacob@gore.com (Jacob Gore) writes:

> Which is still a pain in the neck for the legitimate user: if you have a
> hundred machines, you need to keep a hundred sets of floppies

No, the floppies are identical.  The only thing you have to do is
to 
	# /etc/brand <unique_serial_number> <unique_password> /etc/slink

to each machine after copying the floppies (or tape).  Still a pain though...
I got a long list of the equivalent serial_number/password pairs
for our client sites' OS's on the wall in the room next door.

> It is still copy protection in all its glory: make the life of your paying
> customers miserable forever so that you can give a determined pirate a few
> days of work before they crack it.

This remains true. 

> It is still crippleware.

Well, maybe slightly limping :-)

-- 
Ronald Khoo <ronald@robobar.co.uk> +44 81 991 1142 (O) +44 71 229 7741 (H)