... I unfortunately have come across companies that do defeat serial number issues. ...
I have always found that reprehensible. And, no, the 'high' cost of software doesn't justify it. I have never had 'illicite' software on any work-based computer I have ever used. At The Bank of Nova Scotia, and IBM Global Services Canada, it was 'subject to discipline up to, and including, dismissal. -teD (The secret to success is sincerity. If you can fake that, you've got it made!) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

