Re: How to generate a Windows style license key

From: Luc The Perverse (sll_noSpamlicious_z_XXX_m_at_cc.usu.edu)
Date: 09/25/05 

Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 16:21:42 -0600

"Unruh" <unruh-spam@physics.ubc.ca> wrote in message
news:dh4i0v$ksm$1@nntp.itservices.ubc.ca...
> OO good, really give your customers confidence in your product.
> Again what is the "right key" and wehre is it. You need a statement in the
> program like
> if (key == correct_key){
> continue.}
> which simply needs that if command removed.

You're right, I don't have a solution for any of these problems.

>>Or you could have your primary functionality, work through a hardware
>>dongle, and avoid the key altogether.
>
> And you know how well the market has accepted dongles.

Well have you seen what they cost? I'm talking about a little thing, like
one of those flash drives you hang around your neck that comes in a normally
sized software product box, with no extra fee. I don't think people would
be too uppity about it. 

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