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Jun 8, 2003, 5:30am

In article <3ee29ed3$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com>, support at lejendz.com says...
> 2+ years ago, a good friend, linuxman - left AW... He came back, a few
> months ago - and I talked to him, for maybe 5 minutes... A week later- he
> sets his account to not accept telegrams, joins, etc... So Now I have no way
> to contact him - BUT I know he builds in 'AW'... Is there a bot, that still
> works, that can go thru the ENTIRE world (minus GZ (100x100)) Searching for
> his land? I could really use it... I don't care if I have to run it for a
> week....
>

If he has set his account to not accept telegrams and joins most likely he
doesn't want to be found, don't you think it's a bit rude to try to override
his privacy settings with a bot?

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Baron

Jun 24, 2003, 2:50pm

In article <3ef6ff58$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com>, gzanone at optonline.net says...
> Does anyone have a module that allows us to make consoling easier? Example:
> Instead of
>
> sdk.AwConsoleMessage = "Blah"
> sdk.AwConsoleRed = 3
> sdk.AwConsoleGreen = 1
> sdk.AwConsoleBlue = 2
> sdk.AwConsoleItalics = False
> sdk.AwConsoleBold = True
> sdk.AwConsoleMsg sdk.AwChatSession
> End If
>
> There is
>
> Console("Blah",3,1,2,False,True,sdk.AwChatSession)
>
> I'm not exactly sure how to do this since I don't normally build modules...
> Don't flame me for not using the dll, I was giving a quick example that I
> didn't have to write 20 things out for. I use the dll when I'm not feeling
> lazy ;)
>

I don't really understand why you need a module for that, a function would do
fine, use the function's return value to see if it failed (rc <>0); to return a
meaningful message to the user you need to lookup the error code but that's
another story. Perhaps I miss something in your post but...

Private Function Console(msg As String, Red As Long, Green As Long, _
Blue As Long, Italics As Boolean, Bold As Boolean, _
Optional Session As Long) As Long

sdk.AwConsoleMessage = msg
sdk.AwConsoleRed = Red
sdk.AwConsoleGreen = Green
sdk.AwConsoleBlue = Blue
sdk.AwConsoleItalics = Italics
sdk.AwConsoleBold = Bold

Console = sdk.AwConsoleMsg(Session)

End Function

Call the function as:

Dim rc As Long

'leave session blank to send to all
rc = Console("Blah", 3, 1, 2, False, True, sdk.AwChatSession)
If rc Then
Call MsgBox("Something went wrong (reason: " & rc & "), , "Ops!")
End If

Not sure if this works since I haven't used the ocx for ages.

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Baron

Jun 24, 2003, 5:45pm

In article <3ef8a3a7$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com>, gzanone at optonline.net says...
> Thank you Merc and Baron, I was thinking it might be easier to use a module
> instead of having to write the script over and over again in each new bot
> created heh. Even though it (the module) does waste some space, thought it
> would make life a bit easier.
>

Looks like you need to make your code reusable. You can make a module with your
most used functions and subs, from the menu Project/Add module/New and paste
your code there. Save the file and include it in your projects from the menu
Project/Add module/Existing. Note that the module will not have access to
private objects like sdk so you'll have to do something like:

With frmMain 'or whatever you call the form containing the sdk instance
.sdk.AwConsoleMessage = msg
.sdk.AwConsoleRed = Red
.sdk.AwConsoleGreen = Green
.sdk.AwConsoleBlue = Blue
.sdk.AwConsoleItalics = Italics
.sdk.AwConsoleBold = Bold
End With

The module's functions and subs will have to be declared Public or if you want
them private you'll have to access them as ModuleName.FunctionName

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Baron

Dec 4, 2001, 7:10am

How about making AW an OS by itself? Navigate in 3D in your desktop, bump on that IE icon to start it, walk in a folder to see the contents, every morning take the recycle bin out of the house etc? Minor modifications required also...
Anyway Fox, that was kinda mean but funny :)

-Baron


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Dec 22, 2001, 6:59am

Works fine for me with no space after the email, activate url mailto:someone at anywhere.org?Subject=AW_Mail . Makes sense that it works too, all it does is pass the argument to the default browser.

-Baron


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Aug 10, 2002, 9:44pm

I won't get into silly discussions like VB vs. C++ vs. Delphi or Windows vs. *nix vs. Mac; been there, done that years ago. It's equally simple to write sloppy code in any language or platform and sloppy code is sloppy code. Compilers check the syntax, not the algorithms and that's where the programmer can mess up or make the code fly. Blaming a language is like blaming a knife for the murder. A piece of advice for the younger, take it or leave it; code in the language you prefer but don't be a "one trick pony", most likely you'll have a really hard time when you get out in the job market.

-Baron


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Dec 25, 2002, 9:40pm

In article <3e0a2dd2 at server1.Activeworlds.com>, strike at rapiercom.freeserve.co.uk says...
> Yes, but theyre bound by the data protection act so I dont believe they are
> actually allowed to save / view private information, if they do they break
> the data protection act because no disclaimer is made in the contract.
>
> - Mark
>
[View Quote] I wonder...does anyone bother reading the EULA (fragment pasted below)...rhetoric question, I know noone does. What's the data protection act anyway and what does it have to do with AW? :) There is no privacy on the net except the privacy encryption gets you, if you want privacy converse with your friends deep in the forest and even that is not 100% safe :)

"Furthermore, use of the Software or AW Software does not guarantee any privacy or confidentiality of any Content you post or make available through the Software and AWCOM assumes no responsibility or liability for the preservation of such Content and may modify or remove it at AWCOM's sole discretion. You hereby release AWCOM from any and all liability for all claims related to Content as well as claims related to the security or level of privacy provided."

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Baron

Dec 25, 2002, 11:16pm

In article <3e0a4dcd at server1.Activeworlds.com>, strike at rapiercom.freeserve.co.uk says...
> Yes, but ive always been told by my ICT / Business teachers that the data
> protection act cannot be overriden by any disclaimer from companies in the
> WTO, EU etc, although they remove themselfs from risk of being sue'd if
> information is accidently made available, they are still bound by law to
> keep the information secure to the best of their ability, as stated by only
> keeping / viewing private and confidential information if their is a lawfull
> purpose to do so for operations and that the user(s) must be informed each
> time privatly related information is being viewed / released. The DPA is
> effective against all private one to one communication defined as private
> messaging.
>
> - Mark

Sorry to break it for you or your teachers but that's complete bull, terms like "accidentally", "best of their ability" are way too vague to be taken seriously. EULAs have never been challenged in a court AFAIK but to me they override anything, they are contracts between you and a company...anyway that's a local law issue; they are vague by definition and they cover all cases that's why many refer to them as COB.

The net offers zero privacy, period. I have worked long enough for an ISP to know :)

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Baron

Dec 26, 2002, 10:36am

It would be helpful if the installer saved a copy of the EULA in the AW folder as eula.txt for future reference, I had to download a new copy of awb.exe to get it. Anyway, full text pasted below.


ACTIVE WORLDS BROWSER END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT

BY CLICKING ON THE "NEXT" BUTTON, YOU ARE CONSENTING TO BE BOUND BY AND ARE BECOMING A PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, CLICK THE "CANCEL" BUTTON AND THE INSTALLATION PROCESS WILL NOT CONTINUE. IF THESE TERMS ARE CONSIDERED AN OFFER, ACCEPTANCE IS EXPRESSLY LIMITED TO THESE TERMS.

GRANT. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Activeworlds.com, Inc. ("AWCOM") hereby grants you a limited, personal, nontransferable, nonsublicensable, royalty-free, nonexclusive license to use one copy of the client software product you are about to install in object code form ("Software") for the purpose of accessing the Active Worlds server and using the Active Worlds software resident thereon ("AW Software").

You may: copy the Software for archival purposes, provided any copy must contain all of the original Software's proprietary notices; you may use the AW Software subject to the terms and conditions of this license.

You may not, directly or indirectly: modify, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble (except to the extent applicable laws specifically prohibit such restriction), create derivative works based on, or otherwise attempt to discover the source code or underlying ideas or algorithms of the Software or AW Software; or copy (except for archival purposes as set forth above), rent, lease, distribute, transfer or otherwise transfer rights to the Software or AW
Software; use the Software or AW Software for timesharing or service bureau purposes; or remove any proprietary notices or labels on the Software or AW Software.

SOFTWARE. This license does not grant you any right to any enhancement or update. Furthermore, this license does not grant you continued access to AW Software.

SUPPORT. This Agreement does not entitle you to any maintenance, upgrades, patches, enhancements, fixes, new versions or other support ("Support Programs") for the Software or AW Software; provided, however, that if you download or otherwise obtain in any manner any Support Programs they shall become part of the Software and the terms of this Agreement shall apply.

TITLE. As between the parties, title, ownership rights, and intellectual property rights in and to the Software and AW Software, and any copies or portions thereof, shall remain in AWCOM and its suppliers or licensors. The Software and AW Software are protected by the copyright laws of the United States and international copyright treaties. Title, ownership rights, and intellectual property rights in and to any software, data, information, text, pictures, images,
avatars, characters, sounds, personalities, or other content ("Content") accessed through the Software or otherwise with AW Software is the property of the applicable owner and may be protected by applicable copyright or other law. This License gives you no rights, title, or interest to Content (including without limitation Content that you post or create on the Active Worlds server) except the limited license to use the AW Software as described above.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY. THE SOFTWARE, AW SOFTWARE, AND ANY SERVICES THAT YOU RECEIVE FROM AWCOM, ARE PROVIDED "AS IS." AWCOM HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. You assume the entire risk as to the quality and performance of the Software or AW Software. AWCOM assumes no liability for the cost of any service or repair if the Software or AW Software is defective. Further, you assume the responsibility of, and any costs or liability associated with, making a connection (by any means) to the Active Worlds server, and you understand that the Software and AW Software will not operate without such a connection.

AWCOM exercises no screening, editorial, or other control over Content available to you through your use of the Software and AW Software, and Content may include material that could be deemed distasteful, misleading, inaccurate, offensive, pornographic or otherwise objectionable. Furthermore, use of the Software or AW Software does not guarantee any privacy or confidentiality of any Content you post or make available through the Software and AWCOM assumes no
responsibility or liability for the preservation of such Content and may modify or remove it at AWCOM's sole discretion. You hereby release AWCOM from any and all liability for all claims related to Content as well as claims related to the security or level of privacy provided.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY, TORT, CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL AWCOM OR ITS LICENSORS, SUPPLIERS OR RESELLERS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, OR ANY AND ALL OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES. IN NO EVENT WILL AWCOM BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES
IN EXCESS OF AWCOM LIST PRICE FOR A LICENSE TO THE SOFTWARE, EVEN IF AWCOM SHALL HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

TERMINATION. AWCOM may, at its sole discretion, terminate this Agreement, the license granted herein, and your right to use or access the Software, AW Software, or the Active Worlds server at any time. On termination, you must destroy all copies of the Software.

ARBITRATION. Any claim alleging a violation of any duty incident to this Agreement, or your use of the Software or the AW Software, or arising out of any transaction occurring in Active Worlds, irrespective of the legal theory asserted, is subject to binding arbitration. This means that both sides give up all rights to a jury or court trial. The arbitration will take place, at your choice, either on-line before the Active Worlds Tribunal, or before a panel of
arbitrators at the American Arbitration Association offices in San Diego, California. In the latter instance, both sides shall pay half of the fees and expenses associated with the arbitration proceeding itself, but each side shall be responsible for all costs associated with traveling to the site of the arbitration, preparing for the arbitration, and hiring counsel, if desired. In both cases, both sides shall select an arbitrator from a randomly generated list of
available arbitrators, and those two arbitrators shall select a third.
No punitive or consequent damages (including without limitation statutory "multiplied," e.g. treble, damages) shall be awarded and the arbitrators shall be made aware of this limitation.

EXPORT CONTROLS. None of the Software, AW Software or underlying information or technology may be downloaded or otherwise exported or re-exported (i) into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Iraq, Libya, Yugoslavia, North Korea, Iran, Syria or any other country to which the U.S. has embargoed goods; or (ii) into any country in which the U.S. has embargoed goods, or to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce
Department's Table of Deny Orders. By downloading or using the Software, you are agreeing to the foregoing and you are representing and warranting that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any such country or on any such list.

MISCELLANEOUS. This Agreement represents the complete license agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and representations and may only be amended by a writing executed by the parties. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be reformed only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under Massachusetts law.

U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS. Use, duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions set forth in subparagraphs (a) through (d) of the Commercial Computer-Restricted Rights clause at FAR 52.227-19 when applicable, or in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause in DFARS 252.227-7013, and in similar clauses in the NASA FAR Supplement.

Created and produced by Activeworlds.com, Inc.



In article <3e0aee4c$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com>, TechnoZeus at techie.com says...
> I don't recall specifically whether or not the AW end user agreement had such a provision, but in my experience most such agreements specify which areas laws will govern any disputed concerning the things covered in the agreement, so if you accept such a contract then you are technically agreeing to be bound by that particular set of laws regardless of where you live, unless the laws of your area specify somehow that such terms of a contract are not legally binding.
>
> TechnoZeus
>

Jan 17, 2003, 7:13pm

In article <3e2856b5 at server1.Activeworlds.com>, NCC-71854 at USS-Venture.Starfleet.UFP says...
> Ejections by IP mask....i.e. 172.164.91.* or 172.164.*
>
>

From http://activeworlds.com/help/aw33/world_ejections.html :
"if the last byte of the address is zero, the entire "class C" address is blocked
(e.g. if the blocked address is "1.2.3.0", this will keep out anyone with an IP
address in the range from 1.2.3.0 to 1.2.3.255.)"

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Baron

Jan 18, 2003, 4:00am

In article <3e288f71 at server1.Activeworlds.com>, NCC-71854 at USS-Venture.Starfleet.UFP says...
> What about Class-B ejections?
> And wouldn't that mean that an ejection placed on 80.0.185.78 ejects
> 80.24.185.78 etc. as well?
>

I guess you have to test this but it makes sense that 80.24.0.0 would block 80.24.*.* .
Of course 80.0.185.78 does not block 80.24.185.78 since the "last byte(s) of the address"
is not zero hence such an ejection does not eject an IP block. It would be nice if you could eject
111.222.222.222/12 or 111.222.222.222/18 somehow though.

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Baron

Aug 20, 2001, 5:39pm

In Outlook Express Tools/Options/Maintenance by default news messages are deleted 5 days after they are downloaded. Your thread is still on the server, it's just removed locally from your machine. To see it again click the "Clean Up" button, browse to the general.discussion NG and click Reset, it will remove all headers and bodies so they will be re-downloaded.

Baron


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Oct 10, 2001, 7:12pm

Best description of the "Smart tags" I read is http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2772297,00.html

Anyway seriously, after it scared the hell out of a lot of web designers "Smart tags" have been removed from XP (IE6) since Beta 2 (June 2001 I think), according to Microsoft they will reconsider the whole approach and implement them some time in the future. Btw (not directed to bcg, a general observation) for all those who love to bash MS...you don't *have* to use IE or any other Microsoft products, there are plenty of alternatives {Linux, Staroffice, NS to name a few). Microsoft IMO is a company that makes top quality software, that's why you *all* use it, legally or not. When you have an alternative that even comes close to what MS does for the home user, please let the rest of us know.

Baron


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Oct 31, 2001, 4:12pm

Um no offence KAH but it's way too complicated. Malicious code can be and usually is invisible in hex except if you are an assembly wizard. To me Agent1 has a valid point, if you don't trust the developer do not run his/her executables. If you find Radon trustworthy I guess it's fine to use it.

Baron


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Oct 31, 2001, 3:18pm

What you probably don't know about VB is that it's extremely easy to make huge projects, performing hundreds of tasks without even having a clue about programming. All you have to do is find the correct function or module or control on the net or have someone write it for you, you don't have to understand it, you just use it. Anyway hooks is what I use too on similar occasions and they are even harder in VB. AFAIK you have to hook the process with SetWindowsHookEx in an external (windows) DLL (beasts that VB can't build, C++ or Delphi comes to play here...VB can build only ActiveX DLLs. Of course you can subclass and pray). So since the distribution didn't contain a DLL I'll make a guess: it could be using FindWindowEx to locate the AW Richtext box, SendMessage (&HB0 and &HB1) every say 100ms to get the text, then subtract text equal to the length of the already existing text which was already stored in a variable if they don't match. After you get the text to be spoken you pass it to the MSAgent control. Not too efficient or difficult but works...anyway just a guess without hooks in VB. Btw I like your prog even though I had a hard time downloading, it was terminating at about 2MB, got it with the 4th attempt:)

Baron


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Dec 1, 2001, 7:27pm

You can try WinProcess http://www.procreativesystems.com/winprocess/index.htm to check what programs are running, also run Start/Run/msconfig to see what programs auto launch with windows and enable/disable them as you wish. Btw I always run defrag is safe mode, it is faster.

-Baron


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Dec 2, 2001, 7:46am

There is no "cleaning" in the AWC NGs, OE by default removes news messages from your local cache to save disk space. You can check/set these options at the Tools/Options/Maintenance tab. Also you can manually compact, remove or reset the headers/messages in a newsgroup by right clicking on it and selecting Properties/Local File.

-Baron


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Dec 5, 2001, 10:12pm

[View Quote] > o 512mb RDRam
> o 64mb Geoforce 2 Video Card
> o 40gig HDD (4 x 10gig NTSF Partitions)
Why do you want to have all these drive letters? Oh well, same as above :)

> o Windows XP Home
WinXP Pro is a lot more advanced in all aspects, much more comfortable too at least for an ex Win2K user.

> I heard that Windows XP and NTSF don't like each other, seems to make lots of errors on the HDD when using chkdsk even 30 minutes later after fixing errors it picks up new ones? Maybe it would be safer to stick to FAT32, not sure.
NTFS is the native FS for XP, I can't even imagine XP on FAT32. It's the only filesystem for partitions over 32GB anyway, a lot faster in reporting free space so faster in read/write and boot time. More on NTFS http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/howitworks/fileandprint/storage.asp

>
> Ok, what I need to know is a few things, firstly, does AW Support Windows XP without hassle?
No problems since Beta2 here, last March.
Btw (not directly related to the above) problems are hardly ever caused by the OS itself, sloppy drivers can give you a hard time though. The rollback driver feature on XP rocks, tried 5 different Radeon drivers to find a stable one but my machines are rock solid. I'm tired of hearing ppl blame MS for crashes while 99% of the software crashes are caused by clueless user configurations and sloppy 3rd party software/drivers.

>
> Also, does anyone know if Norton Antivirus 2000 supports Windows XP?
Not according to Symantec/Microsoft, NAV2002 is the right version for XP. I have installed NAV2K and saw no problems with the latest SYMEVNT (Aug 2001) but still Symantec/Microsoft know better :)

>
> Also, I've heard that the new versions of ICQ2001 have been having some problems with WindowsXP, is this the same with any of you out there?
Not a single prob here.

> Also, some other questions include, if I format to NTSF partitions, and network to a first edition Windows 98 machine (The one I'm using now), I should be able to see it, but the Win98 machine should not be able to browse my files and so on, right? Of course, they should still be able to share printer, scanner, burner, dvd?
Wrong, the win98 machine will be able to do whatever you allow through the share's permissions. The host OS is responsible for reading the file system, not the client.

Anyway if you have a chance try it before you buy it. The only opinion that counts is your own.

-Baron

Dec 5, 2001, 10:35pm

>
> Why would ram, or a graphics card have a drive letter?
>

Ram or VGA don't have a drive letter of course, I was referring to the 4 partitions.

-Baron

Jan 17, 2002, 9:11pm

An executable was forwarded to me yesterday which looked suspicious to the citizen who sent it, filename AWHack33a.exe. It was supposed to be one of these "AW Hack" utilities that enable flying, object selection etc...thing is that it was more than that. When I run it (in the lab of course, isolated from my networks, packet sniffing enabled) it proved what could be seen easily in hex, it connected to oriox.com and started downloading http://www.oriox.com/awpics/test.ex* (domain name looks familiar?), saved the file as winhlp32.exe and autoexecuted it. File was identified as trojan Sub7 2.1. AWC has been informed about this with all proof of concept.

A piece of advice: Do not run *any* executable that comes from untrustworthy sources. Even when you *think* you trust someone, think twice before running their "coolbot" or "jokes" executable. When you run someone's exe he "owns" your machine, it's that simple. This might have been an easy to prevent attack but there are a lot more sophisticated methods out there. Some links that might be useful to prevent "hacker" wannabes from getting in your machine, lots of other great products out there but I can't list them all. Note that *none* of these provide 100% security, do not trust blindly your firewall and virus scanner, use of common sense is assumed.

Firewalls:
Zonealarm: http://www.zonelabs.com/zap26_za_grid.html
Sygate: http://www.sygate.com/swat/free/default.php
NIS: http://www.symantec.com/consumer_products/home-is.html
Tiny: http://www.tinysoftware.com/ (use caution, great fw but tricky to configure)

Antivirus-AntiTrojan products:
Norton AV : http://www.symantec.com/consumer_products/home-is.html
McAfee: http://mcafee.com/
F-Prot: http://www.frisk.is/f-prot/download/
The Cleaner : http://www.moosoft.com
Trojan Defense Suite 3 (TDS3): http://tds.diamondcs.com.au
BOClean: http://www.nsclean.com/boclean.html
TrojanHunter: http://www.mischel.dhs.org/trojanhunter.jsp

Maybe most important than all others is http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ , keep your OS updated otherwise sooner or later you'll be in trouble.

-Baron

Jan 17, 2002, 10:07pm

http://safety.ngfl.gov.uk/ukonline/document.php3?D=d10



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Jan 18, 2002, 6:21am

Feel free to explain that to AWC if they take any action against you, my warning had sole purpose to remind the community to NOT run executables coming from untrustworthy sources and provide some links to basic protection. I am not on a crusade against silly internet toys that give everyone and his mother the impression they are hackers. As far as I am concerned and to the extend my opinion counts to anyone here, you are 100% liable of anything residing in a domain that was registered in your name and has *your* name as administrative contact. Since the link to Sub7 was hardcoded in the exe it is a valid guess to believe someone who trusted they'd have long term or constant control of the domain space placed it there, the domain owner being the "prime suspect". If it wasn't you, I hope it was another lesson learned about trust.

-Baron


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Jan 22, 2002, 6:44am

I would recommend using for a web server something you are familiar with, from your post I take it that you have no or very little experience with *nix or you'd have your own personal favorites. Security and performance, if those are your concern, do not come bundled with the OS no matter what some "experts" say. To me running a public web server on an OS you don't have experience is like asking for trouble. If I were you I'd go for Win2K/XP with IIS5, Apache or Xitami, again no matter what some "experts" say :)

At the same time it would be a good idea to get a cheap machine, preferably more for a small LAN, add 2-3 HDs and mess around (offline) with different *nix (Mandrake being an excellent start) till you feel confident about them. Then you can use that hands-on experience to run your web server on the stable, secure and (most of the times) free realm of *nix. No matter what your choice is, win or *nix, be prepared for a *lot* of daily, never ending studying, again if security and performance are your concern. Of course if it's all about cost discard all of the above (except the studying part). Good luck.

-Baron


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Jan 22, 2002, 4:08pm

[View Quote] > You don't want to recommend XP for a webserver, nor IIS. It's just a really bad thing to do, let alone having to pay $300+ for it. I may not be an expert but it just doesn't seem wise. Win2k is the best choice, but Apache is the best choice for a webserver IMHO, it's been around a lot longer, and is generally more secure. And before Agent1 jumps at me fore bashing Microsoft again let me explain to you why I feel XP is not a sound choice. First the raw TCP ports, it leaves your computer completely vunerable, and gives other people root access, then the price, obviously :). IIS is the other big problem, there's so many holes and security breaches it hardly seems logical to use it.
>

Sorry but you are completely mistaken. I can think some reasons someone might prefer *nix over XP and MS in general but the one you mentioned is not even a reason, it means *nothing*. I can't comment on the price, it's your wallet, but it doesn't seem to be much for those who need it. Raw (or Berkeley) sockets support (I suppose that's what you refer to) has something to do with security? The only person that I know of being concerned over raw sockets support on a commercial OS is S. Gibson who started a mass hysteria and was proved wrong on this one to date (still only time will tell, to be fair it's only 3 months with XP). Raw sockets is a standard and standards are set to be followed, period. His concern was not security btw but the ability to spoof source IP in TCP packets which can lead to massive DDoS if abused. There are more fun stuff to do with raw sockets but that was Gibson's concern since many kidiots want to be famous by giving him a hard time. Every *nix AND Win2K support raw sockets, only Win9x does not (at least without special NDIS drivers). Relax, the sky is not falling :)

IIS is not a bigger problem than any other web server. It had it's fair share of bugs and flaws but they are not more nor less than any other web server, even Apache which seems to be your favorite. Apache is not the most popular server because of its security, it's the configuration options that are available to the competent admin that IIS or Xitami can't even dream of. The real problem is not software, it's people. Those who *think* they know what they are doing (many admins I've met included). Code Red and Nimda just proved that. Swept the clueless ones off the face of the net in two days while others had patched *months* ago (CR-March/Nimda-May) and were just watching laughing. Anyway that's the way it goes, every Joe, Dick and their mothers pose as an admin and security guru, setting up corporate networks just because the installation of Win2K AS didn't explode in their face like any *nix would. That's where the constant studying I mentioned before comes to play. Learn as much as you can, stay in touch and MS is as secure as anything else.

-Baron

Apr 3, 2002, 4:23pm

What Andras is saying is that when you password protect a zip file and the attacker has both the password protected zip and the unzipped contained file (available from AW support web in this case) cracking the 96bit zip encryption is a matter of minutes dispite of the password length as Eli Biham and Paul Kocher have demonstrated almost 10 years ago. World owners should password protect *only* the objects they want to protect, not more nor less. Btw Cutezip with Twofish128bit is a lot more secure but of course incompatible with AW, since this is general discussion maybe someone is interested in using it for other uses. http://cutezip.com/products/cutezip/index.shtml

-Baron


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Apr 6, 2002, 8:02am

The best solution would be to switch to Win2K/XP, convert your FS to NTFS and use the native EFS functionality which does just about everything you want with per user permissions. Another solution would be to use PGP or any of its clones to encrypt the contents of the folders. In general your queries should be for encryption programs if the above don't help you.

-Baron


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Jun 8, 2002, 8:30pm

Hamster http://www.tglsoft.de/misc/hamster_en.htm is a mail/news server that comes with source code, great for learning too if you code in Delphi.

-Baron


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Jul 3, 2002, 1:58pm

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.html?i=1647
http://www4.tomshardware.com/graphic/02q2/020418/index.html


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Aug 4, 2002, 7:49pm

This is a candidate for the Funniest Post 2002...and the sig line? Priceless :)


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Aug 7, 2002, 5:46pm

Get the files you retrieved in another folder and then File > Import > Messages >OE6>Import from an OE6 store directory. If it's not corrupted it should import fine. Btw I noticed a lot of incorrect information lately in the NGs regarding the folder OE stores its DB files. The store folder depends on the OS version and language, in any case you can see your store folder in Tools/Options/Maintenance/Store folder.

-Baron


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