Paranoid about serial numbers...not

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 21265
interpreted = N
texte = >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...OK: This is not the case. We do not publish our piracy protection schemes for obvious reasons, but in the scenario you described you do not need to worry. And any hackers who do start using stolen serial numbers are tracked down and dealt with rather quickly, by a variety of means. WebCatalog serial numbers have indeed appeared on warez CDs (quite a compliment, actually, considering it means it's become popular), and we have dealt with those appropriately.Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Paranoid about serial numbers...not (Brian B. Burton 1998)
  2. Re: Paranoid about serial numbers...not (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  3. Re: Paranoid about serial numbers...not (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  4. Re: Paranoid about serial numbers...not (Bill Taylor 1998)
  5. Re: Paranoid about serial numbers...not (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  6. Re: Paranoid about serial numbers...not (Stephan Neumann 1998)
  7. Paranoid about serial numbers...not (PCS Technical Support 1998)
>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...OK: This is not the case. We do not publish our piracy protection schemes for obvious reasons, but in the scenario you described you do not need to worry. And any hackers who do start using stolen serial numbers are tracked down and dealt with rather quickly, by a variety of means. WebCatalog serial numbers have indeed appeared on warez CDs (quite a compliment, actually, considering it means it's become popular), and we have dealt with those appropriately.Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ PCS Technical Support

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