Date stamp a stack

[Bill Marriott]

Hi Bill,

> Is there some other way of storing the date stamp on a stack?

A few thoughts come to mind:

- I wonder why you're using a stack as a data file? If it's unavoidable, 
perhaps you could compress it and (if you have Enterprise) encrypt it on 
disk, expanding and decrypting it when you read it into memory.

- put the date stamp as a custom property like you originally thought, but 
as above, encrypting the info or at least obfuscating it. (At least 
properties aren't as easily discoverable as other aspects of a stack.)

- password-protect the stack to prohibit people from peeking into spots 
(like scripts) where you'll store the date stamp

- put the date (obscured) and the md5Digest of it as a checksum. If someone 
tries to modify the date, you can pop up an alert.

- I would not in any situation rely on the detailed files, as various 
activities can cause the creation and modification dates to be altered.

Hope this gives you some ideas,

Bill