Hi Damien, Well, if you are talking about online registration it it is a good way to foil your average everyday pirate. Though, the system isn't a fully bullet proof system either. What you can do is setup a mysql database somewhere with every valid name, product key, and product purchased by said user. You would then have a script in your application that compares the registered name, product key, etc with the master database on the server during registration time. Now, if you want to really get sneeky and make sure it is the same user who purchased the product you can lift certain information from the end user's computer such as the persons name, Windows product key, etc and store it on the server. That way if said user gives out his product key to a buddy his name, Windows product key, etc won't match and the application will tell them they are trying to crack the software. Hehehehehe.
Damien Sadler wrote: > I suppose the only other possibility would be to check whether the game is > pirated and make it revert back to demo mode if it is. > Hmm, I suppose a way to do that would be to put a bunch of registered codes > on a server or somethin', but I suppose that wouldn't exactly work, since a > not yet registered code could be used by generic crackers. > Regards, > Damien --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
