What does ``cpd'' do in SCO UNIX V tcp.

[Stuart Lynne]

In article <2690F0F3.1352 at tct.uucp> chip at tct.uucp (Chip Salzenberg) writes:
>[ Question is also relevant to comp.unix.xenix; hence this crosspost. ]
>
>I consider this method of copy protection to be impolite at best,
>since it (1) uses broadcasts and (2) causes an immediate shutdown,
>when the serial number conflict could possibly be an honest mistake.

I'll say it's a pain. We have several (legal) copies of TCP/IP for Xenix. If
a machine has to have TCP reinstalled you had better remember which serial
number you used. Get the wrong one and you get to try again until you do.


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