RE: Third party software -- MIDRANGE-L

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Odds are, if a third party software is using a USB or serial "dongle" key
they decided to protect themselves from piracy by not putting a hackable
software key into the product.  This can be a real pain in the *ss for
offsite disaster recovery tests, or disaster recovery plans.  We're using
two products where that's the case.

Also, it's great fun to upgrade such a product from desktop to server and
then realize your server doesn't have a USB port.

-Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Shields, Ken
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 10:01 AM
To: Midrange Mailing LIst (E-mail)
Subject: Third party software


        I was at a customer site yesterday, and some of the applications on
the users' pc have a 'dongle' attached to 
        an LPT1 port, the function of which, prevents the software load if ,
it does not detect the 'dongle' switch.

        How widely used is this methodology?, any down side?...


Thanks'

Ken Shields
PPG Canada Inc
155 First Ave.
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7L3
PH:      905 725 1144 (326) 
FAX:    905 433 8712

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