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Aug 13, 2001, 1:03pm

I told you about this exact same problem in the world Warzone before you
released the bot to the public, Programmer. It has major issues when
running under Windows 2000. And like Wing said, when you press the
Disable button, it doesn't re-enable the Enable button.

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Aug 13, 2001, 11:31am

Yes, AL is correct. They have put measures in place to fix that.
However, like AL said, if you have multiple static IP addresses, a
second computer, and a second citizenship, you can also raise your
chances of winning. I wonder how the bot handles multiple users on a LAN
that uses NAT, since they all have the same "outside" IP address.

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Aug 14, 2001, 11:57am

I can't access the new site just like I couldn't access the old one.
Tripod must have deleted it already. =(

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Aug 15, 2001, 5:34pm

I be there are more Amish here in Pennsylvania. ;)

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Aug 14, 2001, 11:52am

Wing, if you'd like, you could use the Techno Event Center in the world
Techno to host an event next time. The world is only a PS16, but any
citizen is free to use the northern section of the world for a speech,
event, announcement, etc. More information can be found at Techno's Web
site, located at http://techno.stuff-x.com/.

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Aug 14, 2001, 12:29pm

You already posted this in Worldbuilders and General.Discussion; no need
to post it here as well. Go to
http://www.activeworlds.com/help/aw31/admin_propdump.html for help with
prop dumps in AW 3.1.

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Aug 17, 2001, 12:04am

I think AW Explorer meant Windows Update at
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/.

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Aug 17, 2001, 12:45am

Yep, that's the one. ;)

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Sep 3, 2001, 7:42pm

The site is still not up and the week has ended. =) I did a WHOIS on
NexReality.com, and it is set to expire in 2003 (so the site is
registered, just nothing is there). Having problems, Cybernome? The new
program looks promising...

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Sep 4, 2001, 7:34pm

It isn't my fault that you can't configure your Outlook Express to
retain posts from a previous month. =) I replied to a post dated August
20, 2001 by Cybernome. Read below my reply and you can see the original
message (in ">"'s). Cybernome was trying to create a program similar to
Active Worlds. Go to
news://news.activeworlds.com/3b788658%40server1.Activeworlds.com to see
his first post about the subject, and
news://news.activeworlds.com/3b81a385%40server1.Activeworlds.com for the
post I replied to.

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Sep 5, 2001, 5:24pm

I am sorry if I sounded harsh in my reply to your post, Internal
Affairs. I wrongly assumed that you weren't familiar with configuring MS
Outlook Express and I apologize for that. If you look at my other posts
here in the AW newsgroups, I am usually friendly towards others and try
to give advice. I regret my attitude in my reply to you.

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Aug 25, 2001, 12:52pm

Like others have said here, my world (Intrepid). I'll be renaming it
sometime in the future, however.

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Aug 31, 2001, 1:10pm

M a r c u s,

I think I understand your "premise" of the situation. Yes, it would have
been nice if AW could have designed the "Renew" section of the browser
to give you a choice of buying just a citizenship or a world that
includes one or more citizenships. However, it is their program and they
did not. If you would like this to be changed, I suggest you contact
either Rick (also known as E N Z O) and/or JP. In my opinion, I don't
think many tourists want to buy their own world when they first
register, and that is why AWC hasn't included that option. Most new
citizens I have met usually build in other worlds and try to "get the
hang of" building before they go off and even think of purchasing their
own world (or they meet a friend that has their own world and build
there).

Like others have mentioned, if you have looked at all of the pages on
AWC's Web site, you would have come across the Personal World Server
page (located at https://www.activeworlds.com/ssl/buyworld/) and found
out that when you purchase worlds of a certain size, you *do* get a
certain amount of free citizenships. In my opinion, AWC isn't "hiding"
this information anywhere or trying to confuse the consumer. AWC even
has a few bingo worlds in which they give prizes away for free. I have
won both an increase in my bot limit and a free world on another
citizenship of mine in the bingo worlds. Ever think that you could you
could win a free citizenship (or a world for a few months) in a bingo
world and that would "counteract" the $20 you keep whining about?

Flagg already posted a response here in the newsgroup in which he
stated: "The free citizens that come with your world are intended for
you to give to friends and family so that they can see your cool new
world." I fail to see why you keep bringing the issue up over and over
here in this newsgroup. If you dislike AWC's pricing schemes so much,
why don't you either try and create your own program and your own
pricing schemes or just leave AW altogether?

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Aug 31, 2001, 4:36pm

Please see my comments below:

[View Quote] That is because Flagg did not post a URL, he posted here in this
newsgroup. You want a URL? Go here:
news://news.activeworlds.com/3b8a5ebf%241%40server1.Activeworlds.com.

> I don't know
> what to make out of an intent unless I see a page that says "your
> citizenship to the world is not intended for you but for you to give to a
> friend". You need to show me a url that makes this kind of intent or Flagg
> more accurately since he is the one who asserted.

Ever heard the word "implied?"

> I am not talking about renewing, I am talking about openly disclosing the
> terms of purchase on a citizenship in which they inform a tourist which
> click "register now" in the program that they do have and that they did make
> (I am not making this up)that a world also comes with a citizenship. THEY
> DO DO THIS, this is what they do with the register button, and I am saying
> they should complete the "register now" button to let the person know.

My fault. I haven't logged in as a tourist for ages and I forgot what
the button says. I should have said the "Register Now" button instead of
the "Renew" button in my prior post.

> It should be in one location, and they CHOSE, not me, BUT ACTIVE WORLDS
> CHOSE, to make it so you clicked the register now button.
>
> I DIDN'T CHOOSE IT, ACTIVE WORLDS DID!!! They made the button and why don't
> they put the information when you register there.

I never said you chose it. I said if you want it changed, go contact
Rick and/or JP.

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Sep 1, 2001, 12:21am

M a r c u s,

What part of "This will be my last post on this issue as I feel I have
already answered your concerns both in this thread and in a previous
thread on April 17th." don't you understand?

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Sep 1, 2001, 12:24am

Which bot are you trying to login with and where? If you are trying to
log into AlphaWorld near ground zero (0n 0e), it will not work.

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Sep 1, 2001, 10:49am

Yes, it was *totally* different a few years ago. I believe there were
only Gray avatars there and it had a "pseudo reflective" ground and
upside-down objects, trying to get that "shadowy" look. I still have a
few screen shots of what it looked like back then on my hard drive if
anyone is interested. =)

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Sep 12, 2001, 9:34pm

I tested Radon's AW Ear program about two days before he released it,
yet I did not download and use his bot(s) that transmitted AW passwords.
Companies do not make "anti-trust" software. It is a good rule of thumb
to trust the programmer of a program you are going to run on your
computer before you open it. If you do not trust the program and/or the
programmer, then you need to add appropriate security measures to your
system.

If properly configured and working correctly, Zone Alarm/Zone Alarm Pro
should alert you to any program that tries to access the Internet and/or
local network (if the program is not already in ZA/ZAP's Program
Settings). I believe ZA/ZAP uses MD5 checksums to differentiate between
two files with the same name. I am not saying that ZoneAlarm is fool
proof. The program title and .exe could be named anything, and this is
where the user needs to use vigilance.

You say: "It is best to use up to date virus software from major
companies like Norton and Mcafee." It is a *wise* decision to use
anti-virus software *such as* products made by Norton and McAfee, but
that is not necessarily the *best* solution. If you want the *best*
solution, in my opinion, you would run the bot on a computer
disconnected from all other networks (including the Internet), running
in a "sandbox" environment, with both anti-virus and anti-trojan
software running in the background with the most current definition
files. If you needed the Internet for the bot to function (which you
probably would), I suggest having at least one software firewall running
as well. Generally, the more layers of security you have, the better
your overall protection. After some testing of the bot, and it has been
deemed "safe," transfer it over onto another computer system you use
more often for more convenient usage.

Anti-virus programs will most likely *not* detect a trojan horse. That
is what *anti-trojan* software is for. The two may sound similar, but
try to combat two different things. Anti-virus software may indeed
detect a trojan on your system, but anti-trojan software is better
handled for such things. For the most part, they both depend on "fixed"
definition files that contain a library of known viruses, worms, and
trojans (very few do not). If the malicious code is not in that library,
then the software uses its heuristic feature (if it has one) to scan for
virus/worm/trojan-like activity. If it passes that stage, the
code/program is allowed to execute.

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Sep 14, 2001, 5:29pm

Wing, I know not everyone has the knowledge and resources to implement
and use the security environment I described in my last post. Heck, I
know many people who don't even know what a firewall or anti-virus
program is, let alone use one. I was just trying to get the point across
that Insanity used a bad choice of word when saying "best." I think
Andras' post was, too. Call me extremely picky or very opinionated if
you'd like, but Insanity should know better than that being the man
behind a hosting provider like Heartfall.

About ZA/ZAP being over hyped, I'm somewhat indifferent about that.
Sure, they may go a little overboard sometimes, but I've tested both ZA
and ZAP on numerous systems, and both programs do exactly what they say.
If it is free, why *not* over hype it? Sure, they want you to buy ZAP,
but still. If the hyping gets more people to download and install a
firewall on their computer system, then we are that much more closer to
securing another system connected to the gigantic network we call the
Internet.

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Oct 16, 2001, 5:21pm

And how does this relate to Active Worlds? This should have been posted
in the general.discussion group, not the moderated community group.

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Oct 16, 2001, 6:23pm

Yes, icey, it is still up.

-Builderz

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Dec 24, 2001, 2:38pm

Ah, welcome back to the groups, filmkr (also known as Insanity, also
known as Peace Walker, also known as Yo Mamma). Let's hope you don't
cause another ruckus like in the past, shall we? For those of you who
have no idea what I am talking about, check out
news://news.activeworlds.com/3BC25744.A4A0B0C2%40nospam.com and
news://news.activeworlds.com/3BC8A69A.80DC67AF%40privacy.com. If you
*have* changed and *do* behave, then by all means, please ignore this
post.

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P.S. For those techies out there, you are correct...filmkr doesn't have
the same IP addy as the other postsings. However, almost everything
(including writing style) is identical.

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Dec 24, 2001, 5:42pm

Please see my reply below:

[View Quote] His posts are anything but "fine." Regarding the first post
(news://news.activeworlds.com/3BC25744.A4A0B0C2%40nospam.com), I do
agree that AWC should not request consumer's credit card information via
e-mail. Insanity should have just made that one post and left it at
that. However, Insanity (and his other handles) kept bringing up the
issue again and again, irritating other users (just read some of the
replies to that thread). Eventually, Flagg had to respond to it to clear
things up.

As for the second post
(news://news.activeworlds.com/3BC8A69A.80DC67AF%40privacy.com), he is
using his other AW cits trying to get his Insanity account unbanned
after the first ordeal! This is where he does his incredible "multiple
personality disorder" act again and we then learn that Insanity, Peace
Walker, and Yo Mamma are the same person. I'm speculating that Filmkr is
his latest account.

> And while we're on this subject.. why are you bringing it up again? He's obviously not trying to..

My point to my original post in this thread was that Insanity's (or
whatever his latest handle is now) username switching questions his
professionalism with regards to running Heartfall Productions. Not many
users look back at older posts (judging by the amount of questions that
were already answered in prior posts and wishes in the wishlist group),
so I just wanted to bring this information forward one last time. I
believe this is Insanity's first post after the other two threads I
linked to above. I just don't want to go through all of that malarkey
again. It is similar to what happened with Marcus. By bringing it up one
last time, I'm hoping that it won't happen again. You can do whatever
you want with the information, Bowen. You can ignore it, do something
about it, flame me, whatever--I don't care.

> in fact he's even giving away some objects.. just leave him alone, it's the holidays.

I agree; those are two nice object sets. I don't have anything against
them. However, I don't think I should just sit idly by, even if it is
the holidays. If someone hacked into your bank account and stole all of
your money, I'm sure you wouldn't brush it off and forgive the person
because "it's the holidays." Look, I don't want to start a fight; I just
do not want Insanity to cause another newgsroup ruckus like before. I'm
hoping he will behave this time. If he does, then great...you can forget
I even made this post in the first place. If not, then I'm afraid
history will repeat itself.

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Dec 28, 2001, 4:22pm

*sarcasm*
Oh, Moff! Please don't hate me because I have a "z" instead of an "s" at
the end of my handle! I tried to get Builder and Builders, but they were
already taken! I had to settle with Builderz.
*sarcasm*

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Dec 28, 2001, 6:21pm

With all kidding aside, you can pronounce it either "Builders" or
"Builder Zee." Either way works.

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Jan 3, 2002, 7:07pm

I've been a citizen of Active Worlds since 1995 and have only seen one
advertisement for it on television. It was on a C|Net television show on
the Sci-Fi Channel many years ago. I agree that Active Worlds could have
done a better job of advertising their product (and themselves as a
company) in the past. However, I think some of you are forgetting that
national television, radio, and print ads usually cost a lot of money
(especially television commercials). If AWC is already low on cash,
would a national TV ad really do any good? They could spend their last
dime on a TV ad, hoping to bring in some new citizens and revenue, and
have it backfire.

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Jan 5, 2002, 2:26pm

Simple solution: ask nicely if you can use one of your parent's or
guardian's credit cards (if they have one).

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Jan 8, 2002, 7:41pm

Are you referring to the links below?

AW Content Guidelines
http://www.activeworlds.com/community/terms.asp

AW Conduct Guidelines
http://www.activeworlds.com/community/conduct.asp

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Jan 11, 2002, 8:20pm

Imagine, take a look at http://www.iuniverse.com/. =)

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Apr 25, 2002, 11:25pm

I've mirrored the two videos on one of my Web sites. You can
download/view the videos at:

http://www.vastnexus.com/aw/awvideo.wmv
http://www.vastnexus.com/aw/awvideo2.wmv

Please do *not* link to these videos from your Web site, AW property,
etc. without my permission. If I find others linking to it, I'll have to
install a CGI script that will take you to the main page of the site
when trying to view them.

-Builderz

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