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A little CMS web sites licenses dilemma!
Hi Everybody!

We have CMS that allows to edit specific number of web sites.

Some users start asking us about additional web sites licenses. So we decided to create such mechanism. And we come with two ideas how to solve this problem and now we have a little dilemma which way to go.

1. Create a script something like key.pl that user upload on a server execute it and it replacing some encrypted values in application after that script deliting itself.

2. Set a MySQL DB on our server that keeps all records about customers accounts(only some systems values). So each time user create or delete web site account it makes call to our server checks if value is correct.

What do you think will be the best way?

Thank you

Dmitry
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Hello.

Just a suggestion, one of the companies I am contracting with had to purchase another CMS editor and they only allow site licenses. So, what we did is install the CMS editor in one central website and programmed a module in ColdFusion that would allow individual website content developers to update content for their individual website, but uses the one centralized script, so there are no license problems...a little bit unethical, but avoids having to purchase additional licenses. Smile

BTW: You may find some valuable CMS resources via the CMS LIST (which is a worldwide CMS email list consisting of vendor representatives, Business Analysts, Programmers, and Designers)....

http://www.cms-list.org/
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Buh Bye!

Cheers,
Me

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Stealth: Aug 21, 2003, 8:37 AM