@ ssgbryan Do you read the responses to your posts a number of things you're pointing out here again have been corrected elsewhere in response to the point last time you made it? It seem you continue to put forward assumptions even if they are proved to be incorrect.

DAZ isn't going to drop encryption - they have sunk too much time & effort into it. They will ride the plan down in flames, because they never, ever have a plan B. If necessary, they will dump their entire userbase and get a new one - they have done it before. Also pay attention to the words that DAZ has used when talking about encryption "not at this time", "in the future, all content will be delivered by Connect", etc.

DAZ CONNECT IS NOT ENCRYPTION....

It is just like the issue of locking down content location - The easiest solution is to simply set standards and enforce them with vendors. Much cheaper and easier than developing a database to track everything.

If that is the easiest solution why has not one single marketplace been successful in instigating a standard for either Poser or DS consistantly? Daz connect locks down content paths to allow incremental updates, which many users are glad to see. Honestly there isn't even a consensus among those that want a consensus on where a file belongs in the content library.

Again I will ask you a simple question if the solution is so easy to folder structure.

Where is the correct place to put folders for a set of Genesis 3 Eye reflection mat presets that work on both Genesis 3 Male and Genesis 3 Female? Simple question. Simple answer?