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To: Gary Ng who wrote (94690)	2/22/2000 10:38:00 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (2) of 1574042

RE:"Remeber the PSN ? Just kidding, it is quite easy to generate a unique number for each copy of software installed. Microsoft have the for years in their OS and I believe Office too. Remembered how the Melisa(?) virus are being traced back to the author ? What I don't know is how would they know if my copy is paid or not before they give me the 'unlock' key. ... Ohhhh, I'm sure Microsoft had the PSN number in mind but backed off... You are correct, every install generates a new number. How do they know if you paid for it? They don't. They do know if one copy of software is being installed on how many computers. I told them I have several computers but was the only user which is true. They said no problem. I also told them I reformat my HD every couple months. Then they suggested I use my name so they know it's the same guy every time... A few installs probably doesn't raise a flag but hundreds will... Yes, I remember Melissa. I believe word watermarks to something but I'm not sure how it does it. I'm wondering about other documents. Jim

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