On Thursday 17 Jul 2003 16:24 pm, Jochem van Dieten wrote: > > 1) Once registered, what happens if there is a DNS or other problem that > > prevents the deamon phoning home or successfully talking to MM? Will the > > server be shut down ? > http://www.macromedia.com/software/activation/faq/#itemA-15
Yes, yes yes. Doesn't answer the question though. There is a process in the background which runs off to MM to ask if I'm valid or not every so often. What happens if that doesn't/can not occur ? > > If this were to appear in the ColdFusion server[*] > > IMHO, going outside the file system on a server is not something to be > undertaken lightly. It shouldn't be taken lightly on a dekstop ! > Especially on systems running non-mainstream unices > where CF is deployed on top of a non-mainstream J2EE application servers > it is not something I would want to QA. I wouldn't expect MM to support weird combinations of O/S and J2EE. > I expect it will work quite OK for developer > tools (provided no unexpected BSODs occur when burning a CD :-) ). Contribute isn't a developer tool. > because there is too much hassle for legitimate users. Thats what MS said. Now they are in a mess <shrug> > Time will tell Aye, aye. -- Thomas C Advanced ColdFusion Programmer HANDLE WITH EXTREME CARE: This Email Contains Minute Electrically Charged Particles Moving at Velocities in Excess of Five Hundred Million Miles Per Hour. PLEASE ALSO NOTE: I don't speak for the company that sent this. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4

