From: Mike '/m' 

>Yech.

You're being kind.

 /m


On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 22:53:37 -0500, "Randy"  wrote:

>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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