> =>Would dongles be a better choice for enforcing licensing or > =>would they be more of a PITA?
> Dongles are not much of a PITA because you set them once and pretty much > forget about them. The difficulty, if any, comes in when you have a network > configuration because unlike a software key that can be stored in multiple > locations, the computer hosting the dongle must be online. It's not a big > deal until someone turns it off. Dongles also sometimes stop working, people claim to 'lose them', etc. At my day job we use dongles, but we have an internal 'black list' of dongles that have been reported as stolen, lost, or we simply disabled for accounting purposes. Our dongles also support storing about 64 words of data in addition to the serial number and our unique key codes, so we can store some important information right in the dongle. I personally like dongles, but they're not good for all software-- vertical market apps like this is probably where they fit best. -- Derek _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
