This won't work as the authorisation manager needs to write to the disk to
update how many lives you have left. This inf. can't be stored within the
jfw system, as there is nothing to stop you installing all five of your
lives on different systems.
-----Original Message-----
From: Carol Pearson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 24 March 1999 20:41
Subject: PROTECTION OF AUTHORIZATION DISK - WAS CAUTIOUS
>Fred,
>
>What a bad experience for you!
>
>Your post made me think about HJ's disks. I wonder if it would be possible
>to make these "Read Only" - in fact to have no means at all of writing to
>the disk - so that nothing can be passed to it.
>
>You may all shout "No" to this one. (One or two comments will be enough.)
>
>I say this, though, because Dr Solomons Antivirus Toolkit (if purchased on
>CD-ROM) comes with its own disk for checking your system is clean and this
>cannot be written on.
>
>I am not wanting to open a can of worms here so have changed the subject
>line anyway; but if it's at all feasible then I'd think of suggesting it
>to HJ.
>
>I know some people have added extra files to their Authorization disk, and
>maybe you wouldn't want it for that reason, but I can't really see a need
>to do this specifically. (Another disk could well be used for storing your
>ID number etc.)
>
>OK! Enough from me.
>
>
>--
>Carol Pearson
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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