#Registration Problems?
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Since I've been burned and nearly burned a couple times recently trying to
register shareware, I figured I'd first ask this time if anyone here has had
troubles.
I'm about to register:
DiskCat by Kenny E. Nagy for US $10
UUxT by Asher Feldman for US $10
VirusChecker by John Veldthius for US $20
I had also planned to register MUI, which I already asked about. Has anyone in
the US successfully done so?
There are probable some other things I should register too, but that's about as
much as I should spend and then some for now. 🙁
Paul (aka Mr. Zombie)
Paul,
I registered MUI about 3 months back … but directly with Stefan via email
(trade for AP, actually).
-sja
Steve-
Hmmm. I don't have any software to trade with, but I guess I'll give it a try
via snail mail directly. Thanks.
Paul (aka Mr. Zombie)
> I registered MUI about 3 months back … but directly with Stefan via >email
(trade for AP, actually).
Are you still thinking of incorporating MUI into a future version of Autopilot?
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Michael,
No, I'm not. It would require people to have MUI, whether registered or not.
Also, after having used MUI for a few months now, I've come to the conclusion
that it is very slow — even on a Warp Engine 4040. While it offers some great
visual benefits, I think the negatives outweigh any benefits.
Well, I am not disappointed that you are not going to use MUI. While I like the
program and am trying to figure out the best way to register it, and while I
myself might write a program or two using it someday, I think AP has a fine GUI
and since you already done all the "overhead" of creating AP GUI, you time
might be better spent on other things. While I agree that MUI is a little slow,
I consider it quite nice and very usable. It is my hope a way might be found to
speed up future versions.
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I registered UUxT just a few weeks ago, no problems whatsoever. Asher
Feldman is a gentleman and a scholar as far as I'm concerned, and he'll be
delighted to get your shareware fee.
CarsonT
Paul,
Back in January I registered Virus Checker with John and had no problems. He
replied very quickly, considering where he lives. It took about 18 days all
told to get a reply. He has a unique way to develop your key file so don't
expect a disk, just a letter. He includes a PGP key fingerprint so you can
confirm his key file if you have PGP.
You will not be disappointed with the capabilities of the registered Virus
Checker and it's ability to check LHA files before you decompress them.
Pete.
/ / Flying the A3000 on AutoPilot 1.77
\/\/ from Durham,Ontario.
Pete –
>>…"He includes a PGP key fingerprint so you can confirm his key file
if you have PGP."
What is a PGP – I'm stumped on that one.
OnLine since 1982
Roy Pahnke – Casper WY
PGP is an encryption method/program that has been implemented on various
platforms.
//daniel on
\X/ AutoPilot 1.77
PGP stands for "Pretty Good Privacy", a program written by Philip Zimmerman
which uses a PUBLIC KEY.
Here's the way it works: anyone may publish a public key of their own
devising, so that everyone can see it. But only that individual can code
messages that may be read with the public key. (There are really a pair of
keys, one secret, one public).
So .. a program comes along claiming to be written by X. You're not sure; it
might be a fake (this has happened lots of time). Well, X has published a
public key (sometimes called a "fingerprint") and sends along an authentication
message with the program, encoded in PGP. Now: if you, or anyone else, can
decode that message using X's publicly known key, you can be sure that the
transmission is genuine and really comes from him.
You do not need to decode the message, or to have PGP .. it's just another
assurance level is you would like it.
—-
PGP has been the subject of hot debate for well over a year now. Zimmerman
wrote it for general use (and a version for sale), and some versions use
patented coding. BUT: agencies of the US Government do not want encryption
systems in general use that are too good; they want codes that they can break.
For example, they have been pushing the "clipper" chip encryption, which is
fairly weak, and have been pressing for key registration of encryption keys
with federal authorities. Following this line further, they have banned the
export of PGP from the US without special licensing. But, netowrks being what
they are, there are already many versions of PGP available on BBSs around the
world, and its use for "signature authentication" is widespread. What will
happen next in these murky waters? Who knows?
I have no doubt that there will be books out about the whole PGP confusion.
Are patents being violated? Will the FBI succeed in muzzling private
encryption? Can export controls work in worldwide network environments?
—
Anyhow, you don't *need* PGP. But you can get it and use it if you want.
–Jim
Thanks for the explanation Jim:
It is an issue I have heard about. The "clipper" end of things is
definatly a hot topic. And it's certainly not one that I'm going to get
into the middle of.
OnLine since 1982
Roy Pahnke – Casper WY
> Well, X has published a public key (sometimes called a "fingerprint")
I don't think this is quite the correct terminology. A public key, in ascii
form, looks like
—–BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK—– Version: 2.6.2
mQCNAy8GFvAAAAEEAKJk5teKAWl45fKiy/KfAgZCfZ4FTi7S58LLZjzt05OcjFrm
F2cuya0qzl1NOF06kZW0d3Yj/ZO9hPpqyomVvzDMZxXCezIh2T1f6s8iZ55nJEzx
aflsfUDr8LOzpTHl8murzBfmAvFKHl2+rfNsYarZGhq0p+akKtdQ+YB8kXppAAUR
tDdNaWNoYWVsIEUuIFNoZWEgPJswIHabMCB2mzAgdjc2NjY1LDMzNjBAY29tcHVz ZXJ2ZS5jb20+
=z429 —–END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK—–
While a fingerprint looks like.
Key fingerprint = 8A 68 FC 8C 14 50 73 B4 D3 D6 80 08 97 BC 8C EC
While I believe a public will generate a unique fingerprint, I don't believe a
fingerprint can be used to derive the public key.
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Thansk for the clarification, Michael.
–Jim