pkopp@potpourri.UUCP (Paul Kopp) (11/19/88)
I noticed that the recently posted "Procomm Test Drive" keeps track of how
many times it was executed. My question is: WHY? Does the program destroy
itself after "X" number of times??
Paul Kopp
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Paul Kopp The opinions (if any) expressed
Gould Inc., Computer Systems Division are my own.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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...!{ihnp4!codas,allegra}!novavax!gould!pkoppdhesi@bsu-cs.UUCP (Rahul Dhesi) (11/19/88)
In article <1467@potpourri.UUCP> pkopp@potpourri.UUCP (Paul Kopp) writes: >I noticed that the recently posted "Procomm Test Drive" keeps track of how >many times it was executed. My question is: WHY? Does the program destroy >itself after "X" number of times?? I noticed that when I tested it. It increments a number in one of the configuration files each time you run it. When that number reaches some high value like 65535, it gets incremented with wrap-around back to 0, and then Procomm proudly declares, "used 0 times". It's just laying a guilt trip on you. I forgot to mention this in the description. -- Rahul Dhesi UUCP: <backbones>!{iuvax,pur-ee}!bsu-cs!dhesi
rohn@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (David C Rohn) (11/19/88)
In article <1467@potpourri.UUCP> pkopp@potpourri.UUCP (Paul Kopp) writes: > >I noticed that the recently posted "Procomm Test Drive" keeps track of how >many times it was executed. My question is: WHY? Does the program destroy >itself after "X" number of times?? PCPlus Test Drive uses a byte in the configuration file to record the number of uses. In real PCPlus, this byte is zero. Real PCPlus does not mind using a PCPlus TD config file. I don't know what happens down the road, after someone uses it 256 times, let us know.
hardin@hpindda.HP.COM (John Hardin) (11/22/88)
Paul Kopp writes: >I noticed that the recently posted "Procomm Test Drive" keeps track of how >many times it was executed. My question is: WHY? Does the program destroy >itself after "X" number of times?? Procomm 2.4.2 keeps track of the number of times you use it and stops displaying the registration solicitation screen after some number of uses. I suspect that is what this version is doing. John Hardin hardin%hpindda@hplabs.hp.com
agollum@engr.uky.edu (Kenneth Herron) (11/22/88)
>I noticed that the recently posted "Procomm Test Drive" keeps track of how >many times it was executed. My question is: WHY? Does the program destroy >itself after "X" number of times?? The older shareware versions of Procomm recorded the number of times the program was started. The first several times it was run, it would display the shareware advertisement before going to the terminal screen; then the program stopped displaying it and went straight to the terminal screen. I suspect the test drive program is doing the same thing; do you remember seeing a shareware advert the first x times you ran the program? Kenneth Herron