Re: Counting Users

["Peter Dow" <pcdow@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Ron,

From: "ron hawkins" <hwarangron@home.com>
> It just keeps getting better, doesn't it.

It sure sounds like it <G>.

<snip>
> But even if I could get that working, that means I would have to change
our
> installation process, maintenance process, and who knows what else. It
seems
> like maybe I would be expanding the scope of the project. Will the
licensing
> API's allow me to count multiple sessions on a single terminal as one and
> multiple sessions on multiple terminals as more than one?


I haven't had the "pleasure" of working with those api's either, so I don't
know what they let you count. What I *think* they allow you to do is add or
subtract from a counter, and compare that counter with what the user is
licensed to use.  If true, that means you still have to come up with
something to count.

It's apparently a little late in the game for you, i.e. a lot of changes
required, but I think every time a session started, I'd count it. Then
license your software as number of sessions instead of number of users, and
adjust the per session price accordingly.

Good luck!

Peter Dow
Dow Software Services, Inc.
909 425-0194 voice
909 425-0196 fax


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