Topic: Retrieve a value after PC format

[BIGAL]

You may have to work the percentages how many out there would even know how to change stuff in the registery. let alone even how to find a registery snooper. Have more than one level of security. Say your using lisp you can add a security check code to all your code in a few seconds if you know old fashioned DOS then compile. Use the hard disk ID stops copying. But new pc means re-issue code.

Lee's suggestion of ping a server is probably best.

[Coder]

one possible solution is to have your program 'phone home' by contacting a web server to validate the license.

Hello.
Sorry I did not get the point that clearly, can you please explain the procedure if that is not bothering at all?
Thank you.

[BIGAL]

Basically web server means you have access to a www.yourwebserver. It can then check say against a Hard disk id and client name held in a file on the server. If don't match don't run.

[Coder]

Basically web server means you have access to a www.yourwebserver. It can then check say against a Hard disk id and client name held in a file on the server. If don't match don't run.

Thank you.
I think you have posted a broken link!

[ronjonp]

Basically web server means you have access to a www.yourwebserver. It can then check say against a Hard disk id and client name held in a file on the server. If don't match don't run.

Thank you.
I think you have posted a broken link!

It was just an example 

[Coder]

It was just an example 

I searched the YouTube for a similar subject but with no avail. 

[ronjonp]

It was just an example 

I searched the YouTube for a similar subject but with no avail. 

Have a look here: https://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=45238.msg504330#msg504330

[Coder]

Have a look here: https://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=45238.msg504330#msg504330

Thank you for your kind reply.
I have no idea what to do with that at the meantime so maybe in another time when I gain more experience in lisp then will investigate further.

Thanks again and have a great day.

[BIGAL]

You must have access to a web server you could use something like "Go Daddy"

I have a registered web name so next step is to buy server space. Then I will have my own web page. Some internet providers will give you a limited amount of space say 2 GB as part of your monthly internet fees. This is enough for a web page and saving files.

If you look at the example link you would get the program to look for a certain file that say has the hard disk id saved in it. So running on another pc would not work.

[Coder]

Hello BIGAL,

Do you mean is that the user needs to be connected with the internet when using ( my program ) then the program would check the serial number by connecting right to my web server then once the user is authorized and listed into a certain txt file then allow otherwise disallow?

Is this it?

[BIGAL]

Correct !

[CADbloke]

For some licensing discussions see http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=50609.msg558628#msg558628 and onward in that thread