And that's beating the system, the semi-legitimate way. Anyone really wanted to beat the system to visit alt.binaries.warez.*, any number of websites, or any number of IRC channels (not to mention FTP sites, etc.).
Point is, while I can't really think of a legitimate reason for needing access to the serial number, it doesn't really make life any easier for someone interested in "leeching warez." -- Mosh Teitelbaum evoch, LLC Tel: (301) 625-9191 Fax: (301) 933-3651 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.evoch.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Robertson [mailto:matt@;mysecretbase.com] > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 4:49 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: CF Question > > > Never thought of that. Ain't worth it. When I want to beat the > system I go buy one on eBay, although you can get burned with > already-registered, NFR or academic vers if you don't ask questions etc. > > --------------------------------------- > Matt Robertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] > MSB Designs, Inc., www.mysecretbase.com > --------------------------------------- > > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > from: "Raymond Camden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 16:15:50 -0500 > > >Correct - but anyone willing to steal a license of CF will simply use > >Google instead. > > > >======================================================================= > >Raymond Camden, ColdFusion Jedi Master for Hire > > > >Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >WWW : www.camdenfamily.com/morpheus > >Yahoo IM : morpheus > > > >"My ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is." - Yoda > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Mark A. Kruger - CFG [mailto:mkruger@;cfwebtools.com] > >> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 3:53 PM > >> To: CF-Talk > >> Subject: RE: CF Question > >> > >> > >> Ray, > >> > >> Yes, but in a shared hosting environment you have folks that > >> will be able to > >> create and run this code - and very little control over who > >> they are and > >> what they are up to. Am I right? These variables are not part of the > >> "lock-down" options in the cf admin, are they? > >> > >> -mk > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Raymond Camden [mailto:jedimaster@;macromedia.com] > >> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 2:24 PM > >> To: CF-Talk > >> Subject: RE: CF Question > >> > >> > >> Only to people who have W access to your server. It's not available to > >> the public unless you put a page with the code below in a > >> public place. > >> > >> ============================================================== > >> ========= > >> Raymond Camden, ColdFusion Jedi Master for Hire > >> > >> Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> WWW : www.camdenfamily.com/morpheus > >> Yahoo IM : morpheus > >> > >> "My ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is." - Yoda > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: Matt Robertson [mailto:matt@;mysecretbase.com] > >> > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 3:14 PM > >> > To: CF-Talk > >> > Subject: RE: CF Question > >> > > >> > > >> > uh... my serial number is visible online? Isn't that a HUGE > >> > license to steal? > >> > > >> > Criminy. I had no idea that one was there. > >> > > >> > --------------------------------------- > >> > Matt Robertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > MSB Designs, Inc., www.mysecretbase.com > >> > --------------------------------------- > >> > > >> > > >> > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > >> > from: "Craig Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 15:01:39 -0500 > >> > > >> > >>>Is there any way for me to verify that the person I host > >> > with is using a > >> > >>>legal copy of ColdFusion??? > >> > > > >> > >You may be able to <cfoutput> a bunch of server variables > >> > which may help: > >> > > > >> > >Server.ColdFusion.ProductName > >> > >Server.ColdFusion.ProductVersion > >> > >Server.ColdFusion.ProductLevel > >> > >Server.ColdFusion.SerialNumber > >> > >Server.ColdFusion.SupportedLocales > >> > >Server.OS.Name > >> > >Server.OS.AdditionalInformation > >> > >Server.OS.Version > >> > >Server.OS.BuildNumber > >> > > > >> > >-Craig > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>-----Original Message----- > >> > >>>From: Kris Pilles [mailto:kpilles@;wsboces.org] > >> > >>>Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 2:49 PM > >> > >>>To: CF-Talk > >> > >>>Subject: CF Question > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > > > >> > >>> > >> > >>>I would like to see if one company that offered us a great > >> > deal is using > >> > >>>registered copies of CF. > >> > >>> > >> > >>>KP > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > >>>Kris Pilles > >> > >>>Website Manager > >> > >>>Western Suffolk BOCES > >> > >>>507 Deer Park Rd., Building C > >> > >>>Phone: 631-549-4900 x 267 > >> > >>>E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
