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simply doing “if server does not respond, don’t check anything” would be bigger flaw in design because that would mean just modify hosts file to localhost or so
by akoncius 6y ago
simply doing “if server does not respond, don’t check anything” would be bigger flaw in design because that would mean just modify hosts file to localhost or something and the security check would be worked around.
- Swizec 6y agoThis is how you could make Photoshop free back in the day. Add their stuff to /etc/hosts and voila
- notnap 6y agoModern Adobe cracks are note that different in nature
- tshaddox 6y agoBut Macs already work fine with no internet connection, and apparently modifying the hosts file does resolve this problem.
- theonemind 6y agoDoesn't this bigger design flaw you describe apparently exist? I (and many others) did exactly that to get our machines responsive again, ocsp.apple.com 127.0.0.1 in the hosts file. I don't understand what you mean.