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[solipsist]

i have a file i want to send to an acquaintance as part of a deal we made

however i'm not sure if i can trust this acquaintance to keep their end of their bargain

so what i'm wondering is if there's a way to program a file so that it auto-deletes after certain period

or even to allow me to delete it from this acquaintance's computer remotely should it become necessary

thanks to anyone who can help me out

[WingedPanther]

Since you cannot delete a file that is running (in Windows), you may have the program issue a command to the task scheduler to have Windows delete it.

[shibbythestoner]

Or you could have it check the time before doing anything and make it inoperable after a certain date.