Most sensible software vendors have built in their software a "backdoor" (I
don't really like the word ...) that allows a temporary usage of the product
for, say, seven days. This gives ample time to setup a DRP system and
validate the software for good the next morning, or replace a CPU board, or
more. We at APPIC certainly have such a time-buying facility.

Christian Lheureux
Responsable du Departement Systemes et Reseaux / Head of Systems and
Networks Department
APPIC R.H.
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> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : OpenMPE Support Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]]De la part de
> Wayne R. Boyer
> Envoye : mardi 22 octobre 2002 00:39
> A : [log in to unmask]
> Objet : Re: A No for SSConfig
>
>
> In a message dated 10/21/02 9:31:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
>
> > Unfortunately some of my current software vendors do not
> appear to fit your
> > description since they can barely get me a temporary key
>
> While I am completely in favor of an adequate solution to the SSCONFIG
> problem that is looming on the horizon, wouldn't it be nice
> for software
> vendors to build in altnernative HPSUSAN type logic into
> their software so
> that for example, a customer in BIG TROUBLE could call some
> central 24 hour
> 800 type number, tell them the current HPSUSAN number and get
> a secret code
> of some sort to allow the software to run on an alternate
> machine say for 10
> days????  It's quite doable.
>
> Anybody want me to write some software to automate the 24
> hour 800 number
> function?  That's doable as well.  Solves lots of potential problems.
>
> Wayne Boyer
> Cal-Logic
>