BTW, BlueDragon allows you to distribute secured CFML source code. Matt Liotta President & CEO Montara Software, Inc. http://www.montarasoftware.com/ 888-408-0900 x901
> -----Original Message----- > From: Samuel R. Neff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 4:03 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: License Key? > > Write to MM and ask for the ability to distribute class files without the > CFM source code. This feature was supposed to be in CFMX (announced at > DevCon 2001) but didn't make it. > > http://www.macromedia.com/support/email/wishform/?6213=3 > > (fyi--you'd still need CFMX server to provide runtime services, just don't > need compile on demand or cfm source files). > > If you're in a shared host and can't use CFX or Java Class, then your > SOL. If you can use CFX or Java Class, then go with one of those--but > remember, as Matt said, you can't just put the license check inside the > Java code, you have to also put something substantial to the app so people > can't just comment out the cfx call. > > > At 12:44 PM 12/3/2002, you wrote: > >So if making a CFX is not the way to go, then what is? > > > >Cedric > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "S. Isaac Dealey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 12:22 PM > >Subject: RE: License Key? > > > > > > > > Well obviously you would need to make sure the code that checks the > key > > > > can't be modified. In other words, you can't use CFML to check the > key. > > > > I suggest you hide some critical piece of code that the application > > > > depends on along with the key check and then compile that into a > CFX. > > > > > > Which prevents your app from being installed on most shared hosting > >servers. > > > Not that this should necessarily be a concern -- if it's for a trial, > the > > > person receiving the key should hopefully be installing it on a local > > > machine even if it means using the CF Server developer edition on > their > > > workstation. If the software is reasonably inexpensive, there are > liable > >to > > > be some customers who'll want to install it on a shared server because > >they > > > need several people to access it from different locations in order to > > > evaluate it and they don't have the cash for a dedicated server. > > > > > > Just my 2c. > > > > > > s. isaac dealey 954-776-0046 > > > > > > new epoch http://www.turnkey.to > > > > > > lead architect, tapestry cms http://products.turnkey.to > > > > > > certified advanced coldfusion 5 developer > > > http://www.macromedia.com/v1/handlers/index.cfm?ID=21816 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm
