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Windows 2003 Enterprise ====================================== Stop spam on your domain, use our gateway! For hosting solutions http://www.clickdoug.com ISP rated: http://www.forta.com/cf/isp/isp.cfm?isp_id=772 ====================================== If you are not satisfied with my service, my job isn't done! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Chambers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 9:56 AM Subject: Re: Macromedia Updates Contribute | I am not aware of any other server platforms that include activation. | | Does anyone know of any? | | mike chambers | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Stacy Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 10:47 AM | Subject: RE: Macromedia Updates Contribute | | > I highly doubt this would be used for a server product. That would be | > just craziness. | > | > STace | > | > -----Original Message----- | > From: Sandy Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 7:05 AM | > To: CF-Talk | > Subject: RE: Macromedia Updates Contribute | > | > I had a discussion with Mike Chambers about the authorization scheme on | > Macromedia-Talk yesterday. | > | > http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=messages&threadid | > =31& | > forumid=28#118 | > | > | > The activation software is by Macrovision, the same company which was | > behind | > Intuit's Activation Scheme for Turbo Tax this year. | > | > http://www.google.com/search?q=c-dilla+%22turboTax%22&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8 | > &oe= | > UTF-8 | > | > | > Among other things, this program caused my computer to BSOD whenever I | > burned a CD-Rom (not burning a CD of Turbo Tax, but any CD, audio or | > data). | > Which meant because I needed to use Turbo Tax to file my taxes, that I | > was | > unable to use a piece of hardware that I use legally during the entire | > time | > Turbo Tax was installed on my computer. | > | > Mike Assures me that: | > | > "I would not expect it to cause any issues. We have had an extensive | > beta | > test on this (one of our largest ever) and have not had any reports of | > this | > issue." | > | > Now, I believe that I heard that CFMX had one of the most extensive beta | > tests ever in the history of the company, and we know how great CFMX | > worked | > out of the box! | > | > Intuit has backed down off their authorization scheme. | > http://www2.turbotaxsupport.com/default.asp?platform=1&formName=&pd=&fs= | > &ver | > =&sku=&id=&oi=&DocID=815 | > | > Microsoft regularly releases non-activated versions of its software for | > corporate users (to whom activation is more than just a pain). | > | > (which means that piracy for MS products hasn't stopped. All you need is | > one | > non-activated copy out there). | > | > I don't really care about contribute, but what about when they use this | > scheme for CFMX? Can you imagine what happens when your server hard | > drive | > dies? | > | > -----Original Message----- | > From: Thomas Chiverton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 3:49 AM | > To: CF-Talk | > Subject: Re: Macromedia Updates Contribute | > | > | > On Thursday 17 Jul 2003 08:41 am, Thomas Chiverton wrote: | > > That's just comical: | > Oh, it gets *better*: | > "License information .... is stored ... unused part of track zero of the | > hard | > drive" | > *What* ! | > Why ? If my drive fails, it's no help. If I uninstall the product will | > it be | > | > removed ? If yes, then it's no help, if no then it's not uninstalling | > correctly. | > :shakes head | > | > -- | > 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
