> And no I don't really have a better > idea for protection. I do know that a lot of the packages I used > were so expensive that that was the main reason for the dongle > protection. But it seems to me that if the software didn't cost > an arm and a leg in the first place, people would be less likely > to pirate it in the second place. It would be easier for them to > just go buy the package. Oh, those idealistic americans again, dreaming of a world much better than it really *is* ;-). Do you realize there are people who will copy things just to make sure they have a copy of it even if they have no idea what it does ?! Peter -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body