From my previous experience with Adobe's "Activation via internet" feature, you [the software purchaser] can try contacting Adobe Technical support <tcssup at adobe.com>
If you supply all your personal and purchase details [software order number], you will then be directed to download a 'hack' from the Adobe licensing portal, which after installation will prevent the software from calling home. // Simon BUCH On 15/01/2014 19:30, Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net) wrote: > > Ah! Apparently, activation over the phone /may/ no longer be an option > for FM 12 -- you have to have an Internet connection. Else you get to > return your product purchase, I suppose. > > > This is from the FM 12 FAQ: > > *I didn't know I needed to have an Internet connection when I > purchased FrameMaker 12. Is there a way to activate without having an > Internet connection?* <http://www.adobe.com/products/framemaker/faq.html> > > No. Activation of FrameMaker 12 is required via the Internet. Each > machine with an application installed must connect to the Internet at > least once within 30 days of the first launch of your serialized > product to continue using the product. > > *I didn't know I needed to have an Internet connection when I > purchased Adobe FrameMaker 12. What is the return policy?* > <http://www.adobe.com/products/framemaker/faq.html> > > For details on Adobe return policies in your region, go to > /http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/153/tn_15327.html/. > > Although, they do also say this in the FAQ about calling by an "IT > Administrator" (my bolding below): > > *Can I choose not to activate Adobe FrameMaker 12?* > <http://www.adobe.com/products/framemaker/faq.html> > > Activation of Adobe FrameMaker 12 is required via the Internet to > continue use of the product. Activating your product helps protect > your computer and your environment by ensuring that you are using a > genuine Adobe product. Activating your product has other benefits. > Visit the activation page [ /http://adobe.com/product/activation/ > <http://www.adobe.com/products/activation/>] for more information. > *The machine with FrameMaker 12 installed must connect to the Internet > at least once within 30 days of the first launch of your serialized > product or the product stops working. If you work in a company that > has a firewall that prevents your system from connecting to the > Internet, have your IT administrator contact Customer Service*. The > phone numbers for Customer Service are available at > www.adobe.com/support/contact <http://www.adobe.com/support/contact>. > > Of course, if the IT Administrator has to open a firewall -- even if > temporarily -- rather than just calling to get activation done, I > suspect it will not happen at /some/ sites. > > Z > > *From:*Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net) > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 15, 2014 11:05 AM > *To:* 'Scott Prentice'; framers at lists.frameusers.com > *Subject:* RE: FrameMaker 12 released > > Correct. The cost is charged monthly -- with an annual commitment. > After 30 days, if you cancel, you will be billed 50% of the remaining > contract obligation. > > What I meant was that the software checks activation every 30 days ... > presumably, without Internet access, you would have to call every month? > > Z > > *From:*framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com > <mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com> > [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] *On Behalf Of *Scott > Prentice > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 15, 2014 10:46 AM > *To:* framers at lists.frameusers.com <mailto:framers at lists.frameusers.com> > *Subject:* Re: FrameMaker 12 released > > Although the subscription is labeled "monthly", it's really a yearly > subscription. As far as I know you have to pay for an entire year .. > that's just the monthly cost if you break it down that way. > > ...scott > > > > On 1/15/14 10:33 AM, Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net > <mailto:Syed.Hosain at aeris.net>) wrote: > > Calling every 30 days for the subscription model version would get > old pretty quick, though! J > > Z > > *From:*framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com > <mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com> > [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] *On Behalf Of *Jeff > Coatsworth > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 15, 2014 6:06 AM > *To:* 'Framers' > *Subject:* RE: FrameMaker 12 released > > Umm, activation via Internet can be circumvented by calling Adobe > and getting an activation from them. I'm pretty sure you can > access the same help material as PDF or AIRHelp on your local > firewalled install (same as it's been for a while now). > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as simon.buch at m-ais.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/simon.buch%40m-ais.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20140116/ad27f906/attachment.html>
