self-destructing files

[Richard Gaskin]

michael wrote:

> Has anyone ever tried making an executable self-delete after x opens or
> x time or using any other parameters?
> 

Is that really the behavior you want?  If its part of a sales incentive
consider that having to re-download the app to buy is a disincentive.

To answer the question, while EXEs cannot modify themselves youcan
externalize critical script components and delete those to cripple it next
time it's run.

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