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From: gummi@rhi.hi.is (Gudmundur Bjarni Josepsson)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.nfs
Subject: PC-NFS for file protection
Message-ID: <3238@krafla.rhi.hi.is>
Date: 11 Jun 91 15:40:10 GMT
Organization: University of Iceland
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We are running PC-NFS here at the University of Iceland.  I was wondering
how it is possible to use PC-NFS to prevent students (and others) from copying
commercial software (i.e Borland C++, WordPerfect etc.) from the network.  Of 
course people must have access to these programs to use them but not all of
them are too concerned about the copyright law.

I have been experimenting a little, trying to remove the read/write attributes
but as I am new to PC-NFS I am not sure if that is enough.

And some programs are not too happy to have their read attribute removed.
MicroSoft's Multiplan 4 displays 'illegal program file' when i try to run it.
I have heard that MicroSoft programs are touchy about things like this.  Is
this true?

                              Thank you
                              Gudmundur B. Josepsson