Licensing

zMUD is available as a 30-day trial evaluation. To use zMUD after 30 days, you must purchase it. To purchase zMUD, click the Purchase button that appears on the Trial screen. If you want to purchase zMUD and do not have a credit card, go to the BUY page on www.zuggsoft.com for more ordering options.

If you are having problems with your license, you can find solutions in the eLicense FAQ.

zMUD Copy Protection

zMUD uses the eLicense technology from ViaTech for its copy protection. The eLicense technology controls the 30-day trial period for zMUD, as well as the purchased license.

eLicense uses sophisticated encryption and digital signature algorithms to protect the zMUD license. Attempts to modify the zMUD software, use an invalid registration code, or attempts to circumvent the copy protection can cause zMUD to stop functioning. In addition, such illegal activities may prevent the user from using zMUD or any future Zugg Software products in the future. Tampering with the eLicense software can cause any other software on your system that uses eLicense to stop functioning.

Unlike zMUD versions 5.x, zMUD does NOT contact any remote server or send any information to any remote server. The eLicense server is only contacted when you first use the Purchase button to buy zMUD, or when you Unlicense and Relicense an existing Order ID. Once you have purchased zMUD, it will not communicate with the eLicense server again, until you Unlicense or Return the product.

zMUD MAY contact a remote server to determine if a new version of zMUD is available. No information is sent to this remote server. The remote server returns the latest version information, and zMUD than asks you if you want to upgrade. This feature can be disabled in the zMUD Preferences.

Licensing

zMUD is licensed to a single user. You may install zMUD on up to 3 different computer systems. To use zMUD on more than 3 computers, you must purchase additional licenses. Each additional license adds one more computer to your allowed number of copies.

You can move a license from one machine to another. To move a license, right-click on the ZMUD.EXE file and select Unlicense. Then use your Order ID to install a copy of zMUD on another computer.

Your zMUD licenses are tied to the specific computer zMUD was installed on. If you copy zMUD to a different computer, zMUD will revert to Trial mode. Before reinstalling Windows or reformatting your hard disk, you should Unlicense zMUD to prevent your license from being lost. Zugg Software cannot restore licenses that are lost as a result of this.

To Unlicense zMUD, right-click on the ZMUD.EXE icon and select Unlicense from the eLicense options, or open the eLicense Control Panel, select Zugg Software, then right-click on zMUD.