> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL > Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 7:58 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: License keys for ISV products(What alternatives > are there?) > > > >Would be great if all invoices were paid on time. > > Would be great if vendors delivered working keys all the time! > Would be great if vendors were available 7-24! > > Neither of the two above have anything to do with timely payments. > AND, the scenario I proposed, I lived through. > > Without naming names, the product in question only had two > vendors and one was a work-alike for another. > Both vendors have/had M-F/9-5 support. > > Keys failed on a weekend. > Company works in many time-zones. > Support didn't. > Bill was payed. > Keys failed. > > As I said: "Now what"?
What I did at another site? I reverse engineered their stupid security and basically TURNED IT OFF. Of course, this was pre-DMCA and before the vendors got sticker about "reverse engineering or dumping" of their code in their licenses. Ah! for the good old days (which really were out numbered by the bad old days). -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
