On Wed, 12 May 1999, Fawcett, Mitch wrote:
>
> PalmCentral and PilotGear plan implementing real-time registration via
> RegCode. PalmCentral may already be doing real-time registration, I haven't
> checked lately. PilotGear most recently said May or June 1999 that they
> will start real-time registration. RegCode is spelled out in detail at
> http://www.palmcreations.com/regcode. PilotGear supports the use of RegCode
> by sending you the e-mail address of the person who ordered your app and a
> code (ascii Palm User Name or Palm User Name converted to hex) that the user
> provides during the ordering process. You calculate an unlock code based
> on the information the user provided and e-mail it to the user.
for us "non" regCode users, maybe they can allow us to provide
some "c programs" that generate the code? (call then via
CGI).
has someone considered this framework? maybe it is time i proposed
a Java based solution for this?
> RegCode seems ok to me. I didn't have time to develop my own registration
> system so I use it. Real time fullfillment is the key to maximizing buyer
> satisfaction. I think most consumers are turned off by copy protection in
> general. Making them wait for their unlock code only makes it worse in my
> opiniion. Protecting something that has no physical representation is a
> challenge.
thats why you dont lock your program fully.. :P
in my application (LodeRunner) - the user can do anything, the only
restriction is the ability to save and play more than 5 of the standard
levels - and i get the registration code to them within 12 hours.
cheers.
az.
--
Aaron Ardiri
Lecturer http://www.hig.se/~ardiri/
University-College i G�vle mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
SE 801 76 G�vle SWEDEN
Tel: +46 26 64 87 38 Fax: +46 26 64 87 88
Mob: +46 70 352 8192 A/H: +46 26 10 16 11
