On Tuesday 07 May 2002 16:19, PHPCoder wrote:
> Hi
> I have a funny request; I wrote a system for a client and am rather
> concerned that I am not going to receive payment for the work done. They
> want me to hand over the code before they are willing to pay, so
> basically I will be left at their mercy; if they don't pay, they will
> still have a working version of the system...
> So, is there any way I can inconspicuously code in some boo-boo's that
> are time related etc. Something that will bomb the mysql tables or break
> some code if it is not "unlocked" within a month etc.
> I'm not sure if people out tjere might have existing safeguard tools
> etc, so I'm open for suggestions.
> PS, I know about Zend's encrypter, but since it will live on their
> server, I don't think it will help much since they will need the
> decrypter on there anyway right?
Presumably they've seen your code working on your server and it does what
they expect of it? You could say to them, hand over the money or else (only
joking), or hand over half the money, transfer the code, if there's no
problem running on their server, give you the rest of the money.
This should be solved through legal means rather than technical.
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