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Re: Security (was Re: My World)

Aug 8, 2001, 5:37am
Hi,
Just to clarify, buffer overruns have nothing to do with the amount of
RAM in your computer. Programs are vulnerable to buffer overruns when they
copy an unchecked string from an untrusted source (such as the Internet) to
a statically sized buffer. Unchecked being defined as when the length of
the string is not verified to be smaller than the buffer. If a string
longer than the buffer it is copied to, the buffer will be 'overran' and the
rest of the string copied past the end of the buffer (into the stack).
While this is not how all buffer overruns work, it is the most common
case, and in no case does it depend on the amount of RAM in your computer :)
- Ima :)

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Strong Encryption

Apr 3, 2002, 11:35am
Originally object paths were stored per world. However, trial worlds came
out and thus many worlds same the shared path (most often the AlphaWorld
object path).

I think a better idea is to make a one-way hash of the object path and store
the folder name as that. Perhaps using md5 or something similar.
- Ima

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Strong Encryption

Apr 3, 2002, 11:46am
While it does sound like a good idea, it won't help as much as you
think. In the most recent case, the object passwords were not obtained by
zip cracking, but by decrypting the AW protocol and observing the password
as it was sent to the client. So, it would not help at all to solve that (a
hacker could just get the PGP key.) AW's encryption algorithm should be
improved to something much stronger.
However, this will not make it truly hack-proof. The difference between
AW and other systems requiring encryption is that you are trying to prevent
the user from knowing what the computer is doing... AW will still decrypt
the files on your computer. The idea with secure websites is that others
will not be able to take the encrypted data while it is traveling between
others' computers and decrypt it. With AW, your computer decrypts it but
the user cannot find out how.
In your example, you mention that the browser would store the key
internally. However, what is to prevent someone from viewing it in memory?
- Ima

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New BoneClient and Bone SDK released

May 3, 2000, 9:06pm
Hi,
BoneClient Build 7 and Bone SDK Build 7 have been released.

What's new in Bone SDK Build 7:
* Support for offline messages including a new event
BONE_CALLBACK_DELAYEDTEXT which is called when you receive an offline
message from the server.
* Two new errors.
* Some minor protocol changes.

What's new in BoneClient Build 7:
* Support for offline messages.
* Lots of minor changes.

You can download both at:
http://www.imabot.com/bone/

- Ima Genius

Preston 32 beta available

May 6, 2001, 5:46pm
Hi,
Preston 32 beta is now available. You can get it at
http://www.imabot.com/index2.htm . Release notes are also there.
Sincerely,
- Ima Genius

Important info for ImaTowns customers

Jun 23, 2001, 1:07pm
Hi,
If you are an ImaTowns customer, please see
http://www.imatowns.com/billingchanges.htm for important billing changes.
Thanks,
- Ima Genius

Upcoming ImaTowns downtime

Jul 11, 2001, 3:54am
Hi,
ImaTowns will be down from late Thursday night to early Friday morning.
Please see http://www.imatowns.com/news.htm for more information. If you
have any questions or comments, please let me know. Sorry for the
inconvenience.
Sincerely,
- Ima Genius

AlphaWorld Property Search released

Jul 30, 2001, 1:25am
Hi :)
I released the AlphaWorld Property Search Utility on Friday. It can be
used to find objects/buildings in AW based on certain search criteria. The
URL is http://tangent.imatowns.com/
Sincerely,
- Ima Genius :)

AlphaWorld Property Search released

Jul 30, 2001, 8:20am
Yes, I think we could see more large worlds searchable in the future as long
as we could get a propdump on a regular basis (quarterly probably). :)
- Ima

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BirdBot Build 6 released

Dec 2, 2001, 7:56am
Hi :) BirdBot Build 6 has been released. You can download it from
http://www.imabot.com/
A large portion of the BirdBot code has been rewritten and now supports
specifying the number of birds to start.
Sincerely,
- Ima Genius

AlphaWorld Porperty Search Updated

Jul 4, 2002, 9:51pm
Hi,
I've updated the AlphaWorld Property Search. :) What's new?

* Updated to the June 26, 2002 AlphaWorld propdump.
* 'Find First Object' should now work much faster.
* There is now a list of the 100 most prolific builders in AlphaWorld. :)

To check it out, please see http://tangent.imatowns.com/ . As always, let
me know if you have any questions or comments :)

Sincerely,
- Ima Genius :)

Looking for HYMERHOFF's old house.

Nov 9, 2002, 3:53pm
Sure you can, to search for property with the AlphaWorld Property Search
utility, at least :)
- Ima

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Color chat ini

Aug 4, 2003, 7:55pm
What's the bug? :)
- Ima

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AWGames Reopening on Saturday, December 13th

Dec 6, 2003, 8:20am
Please join us for the grand reopening of AWGames, the popular world which
launched gaming in AW and won 4 Cy Awards in the process.

The event will feature:
* Debut of our brand new world design
* Debut of brand new games to add to our extensive collection
* Game Tournament (TBA at opening)
* Fun for all

It will be held on Saturday, December 13th at 8 PM VRT in AWGames world.

Games include:
-Soccer
-Checkers
-Chess
-Bingo
-Bowling
-Trivia
-Othello/Reversi
-CyPac/PacMan
-WarShip/BattleShip
-*Others which will be revealed at the reopening*

We'll look forward to seeing you there!

To contact us or organize an event, telegram Ima Genius.

AWGames Reopning Party Today

Dec 13, 2003, 3:09pm
Hi :)
I just wanted to remind everyone that the AWGames reopening party is
today at 8pm VRT (world: AWGames ).

The event will feature:
* Debut of our brand new world design
* Debut of brand new games to add to our extensive collection
* Game Tournament (TBA at opening)
* Fun for all

Hope to see you there!
- Ima

Upcoming ImaTowns downtime on Saturday, April 24th

Apr 18, 2004, 5:13am
Hi,
ImaTowns will be down on the afternoon of Saturday, April 24th (Eastern
time) to install major hardware upgrades, storage array upgrades, and
software upgrades.
Please see http://www.imatowns.com/news.htm for more information. If you
have any questions or comments, please let me know. Sorry for the
inconvenience.
Sincerely,
- Ima Genius

I would like to admit something shameful in public too.

May 9, 2004, 6:57pm
About these banana rewards... were they cellular, modular, or
interactive-odular?

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Lost Friend

May 20, 2004, 7:28pm
Sorry to hear it... I don't even know what to say :( She was a great
friend, and was always there to help anyone who needed it.

Daphne was a terrific person, and I'm sure the community will never
forget her.

- Ima

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AlphaWorld Property Search Updated

Jun 25, 2004, 8:52pm
Hi,
I've updated the AlphaWorld Property Search. It now contains all
objects built up to June 8th, 2004.

The property search tool is intended to locate lost objects or buildings
in AlphaWorld. To check it out, please see http://tangent.imatowns.com/ .
As always, let
me know if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions :)

Sincerely,
- Ima Genius :)

AlphaWorld Property Search Updated

Jun 26, 2004, 1:03am
Looks like a Mapper problem, even the "Quick Nav" page on their own site
causes the error. I'll e-mail them about it.
Thanks,
- Ima

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AW Mapper is up but doesn't work.

Jun 29, 2004, 4:07am
Actually, I sent an e-mail to the address on the site and got the error:
"unknown user <maps at activeworlds.com>"

- Ima

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Property search down??

Dec 12, 2004, 3:54am
Jeremy is correct. It's a significant amount of work for AW to generate
a few propdump file for us, so we typically only update it twice a year or
so.

Please let us know the dates of your friend's builds.
Thanks,
- Ima

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AWGames Tournaments (beginning today!) for AWEC Festival 2005

Jul 30, 2005, 1:58pm
Hi everyone :)
The following is the schedule of AWGames tournaments for the AWEC
Festival. Please try to attend if you can, as they're lots of fun ;) We'll
be giving away 21 points at each event.

* Saturday, July 30th at 7pm VRT
Othello Tournament:
Join us for this classic game of strategy, also known as Reversi.

* Sunday, July 31st at 7pm VRT
Bowling Tournament:
Participate in this favorite game of many AW users, now tastefully appointed
with talking mugs.

* Monday, August 1st at 7pm VRT
Trivia Tournament:
Take part in this battle of the wits, with questions touching on all topics
and difficulty levels. Your choice of avatar; realistic or
flies-apart-when-you-walk.


To join, simply teleport to AWGames world :) Hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
- Ima

AWGames Nine Men's Morris Tournament on Tuesday

Aug 2, 2005, 1:03am
Hi :)
Due to popular demand, we decided to add another AWGames tournament for
the AWEC Festival: Nine Men's Morris.

* Tuesday, August 2nd at 7pm VRT in AWGames world
Join us and "mill" around at the Morris tournament. You may just "capture"
some prizes. :D

- Ima

AWGames Nine Men's Morris Tournament on Tuesday

Aug 2, 2005, 3:44am
Here's an article on it :D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_men's_morris

- Ima

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AWGames Nine Men's Morris Tournament on Tuesday

Aug 2, 2005, 3:47am
Blame RoadKill ;D

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AwGames

Oct 28, 2005, 4:03am
Yeah, we were moving our servers to our new location (and new ISP).
Everything should be back now :)
- Ima

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AWRadio Introduces Dual Streams

Feb 9, 2006, 2:37am
"Sounds" good :D

It sounds much better now :) Nice work ;)
- Ima

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4.1 Preston now available

Jun 2, 2006, 10:50pm
Preston, the popular, versatile, and easy to use bot is now available for AW
4.1 The details and download can be found on the ImaBot page at
http://www.imabot.com/ .
Thanks,
- Ima

Did You Know?

Jun 5, 2006, 12:25am
You shouldn't get any bluescreens randomly unless you have a driver or
hardware problem :)
- Ima

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