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From: Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Local vs. network file
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On 6/24/2012 2:01 PM, Qu0ll wrote:
>[...]
> I have a requirement to limit a program which is licensed as "stand
> alone" to not be run from a network location so I figured if I could
> tell whether the launch directory was a network share then I could block
> it.  Is there another way I could implement this?

     I think you need to go back to the people who imposed the
requirement, and get them to supply a precise definition of
"network share."  Does a NAS count?  It's certainly on a network
but not necessarily shared.  What about iSCSI?  What about
InfiniBand, for that matter?  What about today's favorite
buzzphrase, "the Cloud?"

-- 
Eric Sosman
esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid