View Single Post
  #15  
Old 05-12-2004, 01:49
JMI JMI is offline
Leader
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 1,627
Rept. Given: 5
Rept. Rcvd 199 Times in 99 Posts
Thanks Given: 0
Thanks Rcvd at 98 Times in 96 Posts
JMI Reputation: 100-199 JMI Reputation: 100-199
As a general rule, the only way to actually protect a trial software is to NOT make it complete. If you make it complete and give a timelimit, some enterprising cracker is going to figure out how to remove the time limit. Afterall, it has to have a check stored somewhere. Even having it check the software companies computer can be tricked. If one can keep the debugger running and has enough patience, it can be found and defeated.

Again, just a general observation.

Regards,
__________________
JMI
Reply With Quote