From: "Randy" 

Now I remember where I saw this-we had someone in the business whip up a
some app using 4D and I had to make it work across two different networks.
Yech.

"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
news:v8gvc1ha8fb9csfe485eae32vpn4v41i78{at}4ax.com...
> On Fri, 8 Jul 2005 20:31:38 -0400, "Geo"
 wrote:
>
>>"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
>>news:r6ttc1tql2g1us8ifo5gddiqf52sce65bu{at}4ax.com...
>>
>>> At work we used a database environment that WROTE A SPECIAL CODE TO A
>>> PHYSICAL SPOT ON THE DISK AND EXPECTS IT TO STAY IN THAT SPOT as a copy
>>> protection measure.
>>
>>so much for defrag 
>
> ... and diasater recovery drills, and...
>
> The database software has dropped that "feature", but now they have
> another copy-protection that is equally bad.  Their software is only
> marginally worthwhile in the first place (the database server regularly
> loses data on us), and their copy-protection tactics are enough to chase
> anyone away from using their software. (I offer the excuse that I
> inherited this mess, and have not yet had the opportunity to effect
> change.)
>
> In any case, the software is here if anyone feels like flogging
> themselves...  www.4d.com
>
> /m

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