Is Sandboxie-Plus going to nag users?

[bastik-1001]

The latest language update contains the following string:

Sandboxie <u>without</u> a valid supporter certificate will sometimes <b><font color='red'>pause for a few seconds</font></b>, to give you time to contemplate the option of <a href="https://sandboxie-plus.com/go.php?to=sbie-get-cert">supporting the project</a>.<br /><br />A <a href="https://sandboxie-plus.com/go.php?to=sbie-cert">supporter certificate</a> not just removes this reminder, but also enables <b>exclusive enhanced functionality</b> providing better security and compatibility.

What made me wonder if users, will be getting nagged by Sandboxie?

What does it mean if it 'pauses for a few seconds'? How long are the durations of these pauses?

I remember someone not liking the rather subtle link in the main interface that asks to support the project, which is more than acceptable to me, but having Sandboxie getting in the way of its users is not something I find acceptable. Arguably, it is going to affect me, even though I could get a certificate, so I am not necessarily concerned for myself. If users shy away from the software, just because they get nagged can not be something that is good.

Don't get me wrong, development needs financial or other support.

[DavidXanatos]

A settled reminder once every couple of days should not be too annoying, see the code:

Sandboxie/SandboxiePlus/SandMan/Windows/SupportDialog.cpp

Line 64 in 9df4fa9

if (Days > 369) {

        if (Days > 369) { // installed x days ago
            Interval = 3; // to show reminder in days
        } else if (Days > 120) {
            Interval = 5;
        } else if (Days > 80) {
            Interval = 7;
        } else {//if (Days > 40)	
            Interval = 10;
        }

I'm not sure if the selection of intervals is optimal, maybe it should be just once every 10 days after the first 40 days

[bastik-1001]

This seems to be reasonable, from once per month to once per week.

[Hiche3]

For those of us who use the classic version, and don't need the extra Plus features, is it really necessary for this frequent nag screen.

[DavidXanatos]

Well you know what to do to get rid of it ;) a lot of my work goes into the basic functionality, so its only fair to support that work as well, dont you think?

[ask2018]

i have thought a bit more about a good interval and came up with the following

        int Interval; // days
        if (Days > 730) Interval = 5;
        else if (Days > 365) Interval = 10;
        else if (Days > 180) Interval = 20;
        else Interval = 30;

@DavidXanatos I don't want to start new issue for now, so I'll try to ask first here. Is this interval really still valid for Sandboxie Classic and does it work properly? Becuase this NAG actually works really odd for me. I've got installation date older than 870 days and for some sandboxed applications I can see the NAG basically every day, but for others I don't see it at all. I've also noticed some of the sandboxed application got issues to close itself properly when I click the close button. The application windows closes itself, but the process is still running and I need to kill them in the sandboxie control or with taskmanager. But I'm not 100% sure if it is related to the NAG screen.

[DavidXanatos]

It should not be dependant on the started appliction.
The close issue is not related to the nag screen.

[wedok]

Now in 2025 and Classic v5.7.12 i see nag screen every 24 hrs. :)

[NikoMuffin]

All software goes through levels of enshitification and now I see Sandboxie Plus is going this route.

It's really a shame.

[bastik-1001]

The issue #2929 is still open. At best, it would not be required and the reminder screen is just a button in the "about dialog" for users to learn why they might want to pay for it or how they can contribute. The next best thing is not having it show the reminder as often, but still offer a cheap and easy way to get rid of it.