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"Jon Peltier" wrote:

I haven't had this problem with clients. But I usually put a time bomb into
the first project I do for someone, just to make sure they will pay to use
the work I've provided. In my experience, even the most advanced of my
clients have no idea how to bypass VBA passwords, or even sheet passwords,
and the simple code that makes up the time bomb is beyond them. I think I
could tell them that there's a complex protection scheme, and 99% would
never figure out that there isn't.

Dunno - you may be right. I'm probably jaded by how easy it is to find
info on bypassing VBA protection. I've got lots of clients that "just
want to peek under the hood".

I'm also jaded by the fact that the first commercial application I ever
produced, in 1979 on a CBM/PET, was pirated...


And really, in this context, the time bomb is like any other renewable
service. If you're worried about your provider being wiped out by a meteor,
you should negotiate for a more permanent solution.

Agreed.