Re: SERIAL NUMBER PROBLEM *AGAIN*!!!
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
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numero = 21262
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texte = On 11/24/98 3:47 PM Marty Schmid wrote >>So let me get this straight - if some scum bucket launches a webcat server>somewhere on the internet with a stolen serial number then the legitimate>server with that serial goes into serial number math hell?? - bad>>And while this may sound unlikely there have been cases of unscrupulous ISP>personnel stealing s/w and serials. An even greater danger would be if>PCS's serial number scheme was cracked and serial numbers started showing>up in the warez sites. You could then (theoritically) systematically take>down all web cat servers on the net -very bad indeed.>>Tell me this is not the case so my paranoia can drop a level or two...>>Marty paranoid about going into the dreaded serial number math hell SchmidWhich is exactly why it doesn't work this way. Don't press PCS for information on how they secure their product, if you run into a problem then deal with it. Robert Minor_________________________________________________________________________Cybermill Communications webmaster@cybermill.com8616 Joseph Ave. http://www.cybermill.comSt. Louis, MO 63144 (314) 962-4024_________________________________________________________________________Purveyors of fine websites and high bandwith.Colocation and domain hosting available.
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On 11/24/98 3:47 PM Marty Schmid wrote >>So let me get this straight - if some scum bucket launches a webcat server>somewhere on the internet with a stolen serial number then the legitimate>server with that serial goes into serial number math hell?? - bad>>And while this may sound unlikely there have been cases of unscrupulous ISP>personnel stealing s/w and serials. An even greater danger would be if>PCS's serial number scheme was cracked and serial numbers started showing>up in the warez sites. You could then (theoritically) systematically take>down all web cat servers on the net -very bad indeed.>>Tell me this is not the case so my paranoia can drop a level or two...>>Marty paranoid about going into the dreaded serial number math hell SchmidWhich is exactly why it doesn't work this way. Don't press PCS for information on how they secure their product, if you run into a problem then deal with it. Robert Minor_________________________________________________________________________Cybermill Communications webmaster@cybermill.com8616 Joseph Ave. http://www.cybermill.comSt. Louis, MO 63144 (314) 962-4024_________________________________________________________________________Purveyors of fine websites and high bandwith.Colocation and domain hosting available.
Bob Minor
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