Well, you COULD just lock out the capability to beam your app around,
too...or you could do a key on the HotSync user name...or you could
generate a specialized key based on that string in the .prc file...
Those are pretty much the norm for copy protection of native Palm apps.
Your DLL idea would work for protecting the conduit, and hey, if the
conduit is absolutely critical, then why not just protect the conduit
and then use the native Palm software for demo purposes?
-Rus
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Fitzsimons, Jeff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 1:46 PM
>To: Palm Developer Forum
>Subject: Piracy deterrant -- bad idea?
>
>
>
>My app is installed by InstallShield and as such I could call
>a .DLL to do
>funky stuff...
>
>I'm thinking about embedding a string in the .prc file which would be
>changed during installation to whatever the user enters as
>his/her name and
>company. Obviously, the string could be hidden from simple
>modification
>with a very straightforward XORing scheme.
>
>I think this would serve well to avoid casual duplication of
>our software.
>Yes, all you would need to pirate a copy would be the original
>CD or a copy,
>but at least this would be a more annoying and involved step
>than simply
>beaming the app to a friend.
>
>Are there any obvious reasons why this would _not_ be a good
>idea? I didn't
>run across anything like this in the archives.
>
>Jeff
>
>
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