RE: [PHP] Self Destruct code

2002-05-07 Thread Tim Thorburn
I'm sure we've all had our problems with the client who just doesn't feel like paying. In my particular market, summer resorts and vacation spots are pretty much the main source of web work. Now alot of these businesses are very good in paying, normally I receive payment within a week of sen

RE: [PHP] Self Destruct code

2002-05-07 Thread Collins, Robert
- From: Cal Evans [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 10:15 AM To: PHPCoder; php-general Subject: RE: [PHP] Self Destruct code IANAL! It's against the law in most states to create booby-traps in your code. As others have suggested, don't turn over the code un

RE: [PHP] Self Destruct code

2002-05-07 Thread Sysadmin
ubject: RE: [PHP] Self Destruct code IANAL! It's against the law in most states to create booby-traps in your code. As others have suggested, don't turn over the code until you've received payment. IMHO, you really should have specified the payment schedule in your cont

RE: [PHP] Self Destruct code

2002-05-07 Thread Cal Evans
IANAL! It's against the law in most states to create booby-traps in your code. As others have suggested, don't turn over the code until you've received payment. IMHO, you really should have specified the payment schedule in your contract. =C= * * Cal Evans * Journeyman Programmer * Techno-Mage

Re: [PHP] Self Destruct code

2002-05-07 Thread Justin French
I don't believe this is the right way to do things, and really, anything you "break" can be spotted, fixed, patched and repaired. Sure, it might piss them off for a few days, but it aint a solution. 1. Do you have an agreement with the client in writing? Who owns the copyright of the code? Wh

Re: [PHP] Self Destruct code

2002-05-07 Thread The_RadiX
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RE: [PHP] Self Destruct code

2002-05-07 Thread Jay Blanchard
[snip] Too easy...the client would just have to check the code for it and he would have the code. Better get a md5'd version of the code from somewhere in the net (from your server for example) and compare it to the md5'd version of the code the client put in. But that way the client could alway

Re: [PHP] Self Destruct code

2002-05-07 Thread Peter Hicks
I back up Chris' comments about the legality of self-destructing code. Sort out contractual issues with lawyers. If you want to 'limit' your system until you get paid, what about deliberately putting a limit on a column in MySQL, e.g. the key column is a TINYINT rather than INT? Let the customer

RE: [PHP] Self Destruct code

2002-05-07 Thread Michael Ransburg
lways just comment out the if condition. Hmm..maybe you can obfuscate that somehow...but I've no idea if that's possible in php...? > -Original Message- > From: Jay Blanchard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 1:41 PM > To: 'PHPCoder'

RE: [PHP] Self Destruct code

2002-05-07 Thread Jay Blanchard
[snip] I have a funny request; I wrote a system for a client and am rather concerned that I am not going to receive payment for the work done. They want me to hand over the code before they are willing to pay, so basically I will be left at their mercy; if they don't pay, they will still have a wo

RE: [PHP] Self Destruct code

2002-05-07 Thread David Freeman
> basically I will be left at their mercy; if they don't pay, > So, is there any way I can inconspicuously code in some > boo-boo's that are time related etc. I'd suggest that you have a legal or business practices issue rather than a technical one. Do you have a signed contract or work a

Re: [PHP] Self Destruct code

2002-05-07 Thread Chris Hewitt
Hi, From a legal viewpoint, I don't think you should modify any data or files on the clients computer. Code which simply times out (i.e. stops working but takes no other action) seems more acceptable. HTH Chris PHPCoder wrote: > Hi > I have a funny request; I wrote a system for a client and

RE: [PHP] Self Destruct code

2002-05-07 Thread Craig Vincent
> Hi > I have a funny request; I wrote a system for a client and am rather > concerned that I am not going to receive payment for the work done. They > want me to hand over the code before they are willing to pay, so > basically I will be left at their mercy; if they don't pay, they will > still h

Re: [PHP] Self Destruct code

2002-05-07 Thread Marius Ursache
or.. you can use an airplaine full with gas :)) Tommy Claasens - Q Data KZN a écrit : > Hi, > Depends on what type of server they are running, > You could add a script in there that takes a query string that will invoke a > set of > drop table statments, > followed by some file delete's > But as

RE: [PHP] Self Destruct code

2002-05-07 Thread Tommy Claasens - Q Data KZN
Hi, Depends on what type of server they are running, You could add a script in there that takes a query string that will invoke a set of drop table statments, followed by some file delete's But as I have never seen the need to do this, I dont have any code that can help you But I am sure yo

Re: [PHP] Self Destruct code

2002-05-07 Thread Jason Wong
On Tuesday 07 May 2002 16:19, PHPCoder wrote: > Hi > I have a funny request; I wrote a system for a client and am rather > concerned that I am not going to receive payment for the work done. They > want me to hand over the code before they are willing to pay, so > basically I will be left at their