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On a Mac - got the app - got the sn - how to I stop Adobe's reporting, auto-connect and/or demands to register?
It would help to have more information about your app. I can tell you precisely what to do for Nero but I don't have experience with a lot of other apps.
Basically all you need to do is temporarily disable your network adapter or unplug your computer's ethernet cable. That prevents the program from communicating with the home site. Then you have opportunity to figure out how to defeat the registration and update features. In the old days the registration program would give you the option of doing a telephone or fax registration which you could simply simulate and that took care of that. Here lately you can simply tell the program you don't want to register and to leave you alone.
In the options section of your software you should be able to select never update as an option and that will take care of that.
With a program like Nero you have to go into the software's program folder and change the name of some of its applications. Nero is the only one I know that requires that and only someone familiar with your app would know if you need to do that.
Basically all you need to do is temporarily disable your network adapter or unplug your computer's ethernet cable. That prevents the program from communicating with the home site. Then you have opportunity to figure out how to defeat the registration and update features. In the old days the registration program would give you the option of doing a telephone or fax registration which you could simply simulate and that took care of that. Here lately you can simply tell the program you don't want to register and to leave you alone.
In the options section of your software you should be able to select never update as an option and that will take care of that.
With a program like Nero you have to go into the software's program folder and change the name of some of its applications. Nero is the only one I know that requires that and only someone familiar with your app would know if you need to do that.
Moving to Mac Help
You need a program like Little Snitch.
Unlike a firewall, which monitors incoming connections, LS monitors outgoing connections.
If a program tries to call home, or anywhere else, a window will pop up asking if you want to allow it. In this case, choose "forever" and "no", then every time it wants to connect, LS won't allow it.
You can download the demo from the link I provided. It will only work for 3 hours or so before it quits and you have to launch it again, but if you launch it before you register it will work fine. The only thing is, Adobe apps try more than once to connect, so you'll have to have LS running all the time so it intercepts all of the attempts. That means either buying a copy, or finding one elsewhere.
If you want to find Mac specific stuff, like LS, I'd suggest joining this site.
You'll have to register, and you'll have access to a few basic forums, but once you make 5-10 posts, all of a sudden the "good" forums will become available to you.
Unlike a firewall, which monitors incoming connections, LS monitors outgoing connections.
If a program tries to call home, or anywhere else, a window will pop up asking if you want to allow it. In this case, choose "forever" and "no", then every time it wants to connect, LS won't allow it.
You can download the demo from the link I provided. It will only work for 3 hours or so before it quits and you have to launch it again, but if you launch it before you register it will work fine. The only thing is, Adobe apps try more than once to connect, so you'll have to have LS running all the time so it intercepts all of the attempts. That means either buying a copy, or finding one elsewhere.
If you want to find Mac specific stuff, like LS, I'd suggest joining this site.
You'll have to register, and you'll have access to a few basic forums, but once you make 5-10 posts, all of a sudden the "good" forums will become available to you.
QUOTE (opus44 @ Apr 18 2009, 11:14 AM) 
It would help to have more information about your app. I can tell you precisely what to do for Nero but I don't have experience with a lot of other apps.
Basically all you need to do is temporarily disable your network adapter or unplug your computer's ethernet cable. That prevents the program from communicating with the home site. Then you have opportunity to figure out how to defeat the registration and update features. In the old days the registration program would give you the option of doing a telephone or fax registration which you could simply simulate and that took care of that. Here lately you can simply tell the program you don't want to register and to leave you alone.
In the options section of your software you should be able to select never update as an option and that will take care of that.
With a program like Nero you have to go into the software's program folder and change the name of some of its applications. Nero is the only one I know that requires that and only someone familiar with your app would know if you need to do that.
Basically all you need to do is temporarily disable your network adapter or unplug your computer's ethernet cable. That prevents the program from communicating with the home site. Then you have opportunity to figure out how to defeat the registration and update features. In the old days the registration program would give you the option of doing a telephone or fax registration which you could simply simulate and that took care of that. Here lately you can simply tell the program you don't want to register and to leave you alone.
In the options section of your software you should be able to select never update as an option and that will take care of that.
With a program like Nero you have to go into the software's program folder and change the name of some of its applications. Nero is the only one I know that requires that and only someone familiar with your app would know if you need to do that.
The apps in question are from the Adobe Master Collection - Photoshop,Dreamweaver,Flash,Fireworks,etc. The BT came with thie following:
if [ "$(grep -o activate.adobe.com /etc/hosts)" = "activate.adobe.com" ];
then exit 0
else
echo "127.0.0.1 activate.adobe.com" >> /etc/hosts
exit 0
fi
I have NO IDEA what it is or what to do with it. Anyone have any clues?
And thanks I'll look into Little Snitch.
~aardee
that little nugget is called a script. you should run it.
what it does is causes any internet connection to think the domain of activate.adobe.com to be redirected to your local computer. so instead of activating thru adobe, it does nothing.
what it does is causes any internet connection to think the domain of activate.adobe.com to be redirected to your local computer. so instead of activating thru adobe, it does nothing.
benstoked is right, it's the basic host file redirection patch, but isn't very good, as a simple update to their protection system would render it inneffective, as you are only redirecting the DNS, they could modify it to use a direct IP and you now have a de-activated adobe suite, groon's method is the best, and pretty much the standard for apps on a mac that are not properly patched
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