Re: SERIAL NUMBER PROBLEM *AGAIN*!!!
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 21271
interpreted = N
texte = I believe that WebStar does a similar type of test. I am not sure how. My guess is that Webcat sends something back to home and compares with a list. MANY programs do that, not just microsoft however they invented it!! Bill Taylor At 06:49 PM 11/24/1998 , you wrote: >>So webcat is using bandwidth and cycles systematically culling millions >>of ip addresses for some secret handshake? I find that highly unlikely. >> If it is true, we're all in for a very strange ride. > >If that's what it's doing, what happens when it finds an IP address running webcat? Does it pass the SN back and forth between the two copies of webcat -- unencrypted -- to determine whether the SN is the same? Does it log the IP address of the other machine when it finds a matching SN? What other goodies does this new version of webcat offer? > >This sounds like something Microsoft would do ... > >Sincerely, >Ken Grome >808-737-6499 >WebDNA Solutions >mailto:ken@webdna.net >http://www.webdna.net > Fort Mill Communication, Inc ISP/WEB hosting Video Productions and Training Tapes 803-329-6000
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I believe that WebStar does a similar type of test. I am not sure how. My guess is that Webcat sends something back to home and compares with a list. MANY programs do that, not just microsoft however they invented it!! Bill Taylor At 06:49 PM 11/24/1998 , you wrote: >>So webcat is using bandwidth and cycles systematically culling millions >>of ip addresses for some secret handshake? I find that highly unlikely. >> If it is true, we're all in for a very strange ride. > >If that's what it's doing, what happens when it finds an IP address running webcat? Does it pass the SN back and forth between the two copies of webcat -- unencrypted -- to determine whether the SN is the same? Does it log the IP address of the other machine when it finds a matching SN? What other goodies does this new version of webcat offer? > >This sounds like something Microsoft would do ... > >Sincerely, >Ken Grome >808-737-6499 >WebDNA Solutions >mailto:ken@webdna.net >http://www.webdna.net > Fort Mill Communication, Inc ISP/WEB hosting Video Productions and Training Tapes 803-329-6000
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