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Aug 24, 2002, 12:05pm

Due to a server hw failure all my newsgroups, webpages and mail server are down for a longer period. Estimated time to fix is the 27th of August.

Apologies for the inconvenience,
Andras

Sep 15, 2002, 7:33pm

To Kerstin and Wizard:
Well,,,,,
Where do I start ?
Hmmm - first of all you can't revoke your "nominee" status since it is not established by you but by the
public.
You can have only one choice: Do not accept the award if you win it (note the conditional sentence).
Anything else? .... Be proud that you were nominated!

Andras



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Sep 15, 2002, 7:48pm

Isn't this the thing called democracy?

Andras

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Sep 18, 2002, 8:09am

The answer lies on your real name = InSaNiTy! (or would you rather called FilmKr or Heartfall Family?)
Nice try - no cigar,
Andras

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Sep 18, 2002, 8:12am

There are ppl who do something and there are some who only complain. Why do you think she will come forward? It will ruin her reputation as a "whining ... kkhhmm ... person :)"

Andras


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Sep 19, 2002, 6:05pm

Me too,
Andras

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Sep 20, 2002, 4:34am

Which has an interesting URL:
http://www.icann.org/udrp/

Andras

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Oct 10, 2002, 4:57am

http://andras.net/images/awdebatevisitors.gif


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Nov 2, 2002, 5:41pm

Don't feed the troll!!!

Andras

[View Quote] > That's still not an answer. A cop out, maybe, but not an answer. Look, I don't want to keep asking. It's just rediculous. If you have nothing to say, then leave it go and I will consider it a dropped subject. If you reply, I will be expecting to see an answer or an apology. Take your pick.
>
> TechnoZeus
>
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Nov 5, 2002, 2:07pm

Well said!
Thank you,
Andras

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Nov 30, 2002, 9:22pm

Well - but ... they taste soooo gooood !!
Andras


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--
I never introduce bugs in my programs - just a few unwelcomed features.

Nov 30, 2002, 9:24pm

Good one, thanks for the laugh!
Andras


<snip good stuff for bravity>


--
I never introduce bugs in my programs - just a few unwelcomed features.

Dec 12, 2002, 9:57pm

[View Quote] Now you are in trouble Enzo :)
Excerpts from the Beta sign up legal documents:

======= Preface for the Non-Disclosure Agreement:

As a participant in the Second Life Closed Beta you must agree to a
Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). Our NDA basically requires you to treat
the Closed Beta and your participation as confidential. This includes:

Not discussing Second Life outside of in-world game conversations or
the official Second Life forums hosted on our website

Not sharing information or screenshots with friends, family or media
(this includes posting experience on personal websites, Internet journals
or blogs)

Not identifying yourself as a Second Life Closed Beta participant outside
of the Second Life community

======= Isn't it some secrecy????

Before proceeding you will need to accept the Terms of Service (TOS)
for joining the Second Life™ Closed Beta. It's a legal document and at
times can feel very formal, but please take the time to read through it.
The TOS explains your rights as a Second Life Resident and details the
ground rules to help keep Second Life an exciting and dynamic destination.
We have a legal obligation to enforce certain laws pertaining to your
safety and the use of this software. These obligations are expressed in
the TOS. Our goal is to support a diverse community which is respectful
of each other.

--------------------------------------------------
1. TERMS OF AGREEMENT
1.1 The Agreement. <snip>
Accessing or using the Service will be considered acceptance of this Agreement.

2. ACCOUNTS
2.1 Eligibility. Establish an account with Linden (the "Account") in order
to use the Service. For the Closed Beta we encourage adults residing in
the United States or Canada who are 18 years of age or older to open
Second Life accounts. Those who meet these standards, open an account
and maintain their account in good standing are sometimes referred to
in this Agreement as "Participants." By accepting this agreement you
represent that you meet the account requirements specified above.

======= Doesn't it sound as a bank agreement? =========

2.2 Registration Obligations. You agree to provide true, accurate,
current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the
registration form ("Registration Data") and maintain and promptly
update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current and
complete. This will help us keep in contact with you and maintain
your active Second Life account. When completing the registration form
please be honest. We expect you to be truthful and reserve all rights to
vigorously pursue legal action if you misrepresent personal information
or are otherwise untruthful about your identity.

======= For what do they need all my personal information? =====

4. HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL. Your use of the Service is highly
confidential. The Service, including any information related to or
concerning the game and information regarding features, look and
feel, gameplay and functionality of the Service (all of the above
is collectively "Linden Information"), is confidential. You must use
your best efforts to safeguard and to prevent unauthorized access to,
copying, disclosure, and unauthorized use of Linden Information. You
will carry out the testing personally on the CPU on which you initially
install the Service and not provide access to the game, the Service or
any Linden Information to any other person. You agree that breach of the
above confidentiality obligations will cause irreparable harm to Linden,
and Linden is entitled to (in addition to any other remedies available
to it) ex parte injunctive relief without bond to prevent the breach or
threatened breach of your obligations. Your obligation to keep Linden
Information totally confidential will continue until further written
notice from Linden indicating that information is no longer confidential.

======= WOW! Even a single word about that product and I'll be in jail!!!

5. USER OBLIGATIONS

5.2 Evaluation. From time to time Linden may request: (i) certain levels
of participation in the Service; (ii) time commitments with regard to
how often and for how long you will use the Service; (iii) completion of
evaluation surveys; (iv) compliance with directions to perform certain
actions in the Service, and (v) other requests related to the testing
of the Service. You agree to make your best efforts to help us with all
such requests in a timely manner as a condition of being a Participant.

======= Excellent idea for our Beta testers :)

8.1 Termination. Linden has the right at any time for any reason or no
reason to suspend or terminate your Account, terminate this Agreement,
or refuse any and all current or future use of the Service. Upon request
from Linden, you agree to delete any electronic or printed copies of
information or software programs that you received from Linden to conduct
this Test.


9.1 Privacy Policy.<snip>
Linden can (and you authorize Linden to) disclose any information about you
to private entities, law enforcement agencies or government officials,
as Linden, in its sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate to
investigate or resolve possible problems or inquiries, or as otherwise
required by law. If Linden requests any technical support, you consent
to Linden's remote accessing and review of the computer you load Linden
software onto for purposes of support and debugging.

<snip>

9.2 Linden Observation. You acknowledge and agree that Linden may track,
record, observe or follow any and all of your interactions within the
Service. If this observation is conducted we will review the accumulated
information on an anonymous basis.

--
Andras
"It's MY computer" (tm Steve Gibson)

Dec 12, 2002, 11:54pm

[View Quote] Thanks,

--
Andras
"It's MY computer" (tm Steve Gibson)

Dec 13, 2002, 7:41pm

[View Quote] My fault - sorry :(


--
Andras
"It's MY computer" (tm Steve Gibson)

Dec 25, 2002, 5:36pm

Great prizes, excellent companion, lots of fun!
The hunt will run 36 hours... Starting at 12:01am VRT Saturday, December 28th (Friday, 9pm EST) and ending at 12:01pm VRT Sunday, December 29th (Sunday, 9am EST)...

Details: http://www.activeworlds.us/hunt2002.html


Merry Christmas

--
Andras, Daphne
"It's MY computer" (tm Steve Gibson)

Jan 5, 2003, 8:43am

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There are several warning messages after that post. It is strange AW did not remove the message yet :(

BTW - since it is in HTML - proper newsreaders are not affected by it :)
--
Andras
"It's MY computer" (tm Steve Gibson)

Jan 9, 2003, 8:42pm

[View Quote] Isn't Brant the one who knows it all???? He claims %70 on broadband! Seems to me, NY is not on his population list, neither the rest of the world outside the US :)

--
Andras
"It's MY computer" (tm Steve Gibson)

Jan 14, 2003, 5:24am

[View Quote] How many computers share your DialUp connection?
What OS are you running?
Do you have firewall installed?
Did the other caretaker try to connect from the same computer or from the outside world?

Those questions maybe relevant.


If you have no solutions, I'll host your world free of charge.

--
Andras
"It's MY computer" (tm Steve Gibson)

Feb 13, 2003, 4:37pm

[View Quote] Unfortunately it is a mod to handle the tourists only :(

--
Andras
"It's MY computer" (tm Steve Gibson)

Feb 13, 2003, 8:34am

Inline....

[View Quote] There is no such program which can masquarade the IP address in a communication where it has to receive an answer from the server. It is a bogus rumour! Anyone with a very little knowledge of the TCP protocol will laugh on that idea :)
To get _very_ different IPs is possible through several dialup service where the provider has multiple broad range of IP addresses but you can always track down who is the provider at http://ws.arin.net/cgi-bin/whois.pl .


> As for the computer ID, that information is what was told to me by a caretaker,
> so yeah.

.... yeah ...

> This message had an attachment, was your choice was to click it.

Unfortunately the attachments are downloaded when the message is retrieved. Next time post a URL pointing to them somewhere on your website. Thanks.

> Thanks for
> your interest.
>

--
Andras
"It's MY computer" (tm Steve Gibson)

Feb 13, 2003, 4:30pm

[View Quote] 4 are dialup addresses while the rest is probably proxies or hacked machines (very unlikely someone is using AW in Mozambique, tho it is possible. More likely one of the machines at the university is acting as a proxy.)

But, I can tell you he is on dialup, so he
> wont have a computer ID.

That is not true any longer. Roland changed the way the computer ID calculated and it doesn't depend on the MAC address.

Really, will you *please* know what evidance is
> before you pull it out. Your "evidance" just supports my arguement that hes
> on dialup. Really, do some reading up on TCP/IP, and trust me when I tell
> you how this cant be done with AW, I possiably know more about the
> innerworkings of the software than most people here.
>
> -Joe

agree :)

--
Andras
"It's MY computer" (tm Steve Gibson)

Apr 1, 2003, 3:05pm

<spam>
This is our 6th Annual Easter Egg Hunt in Storage World. The hunt will run from 2PM VRT, Sunday, April 20th, 2003 until 2AM VRT, Tuesday, April 22nd, 2003. (Sorry folks - but I'll be in the air on Saturday night flying back from the US to Hungary). The hunt is open for tourists (please try to keep your login name!) and citizens too.
This event should be the greatest since AW exists!!
We have excellent prizes, a great world to hunt in, superior helpers, proven tools to conduct the hunt and not to mention the excellent hunters who already participate in our previous hunts!
EggHider is busy hiding the eggs and he is up to 100,000 (yes! One hundred thousand!) eggs at this moment and he still have some time left :)
Based on our previous experience - the world can support up to 200 visitors at once and the bot can handle the load too <I hope>.

Please visit us during the hunt and spread the word.

</spam>

--

Andras
http://andras.net/egghunt2003.html

Apr 20, 2003, 10:02pm

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<spam>
Come to Storage! We are conducting our 6th Annual Easter EggHunt! Tourists and citizens welcome! Great prizes!
</spam>


--
Andras
"It's MY computer" (tm Steve Gibson)

Apr 13, 2003, 4:59pm

[View Quote] > I don't see why they shouldn't support doing PayPal directly...I have seen
> several other internet products for sale which can be purchased through
> PayPal and it appears to be a good service.
>
> Ryan
>

The reason is that PayPal costs money for the seller - not to the buyer. Not too much (%2.9), so I think I'll explain it in details to AWI.


--
Andras
"It's MY computer" (tm Steve Gibson)

Apr 17, 2003, 11:37am

[View Quote] > If I read the news page correctly...
> http://mapper.activeworlds.com/aw/news.html
>
> Apparently, the AW prop dump is too large for them to transport from one
> server to another.
> I think they said it is something like 1.5gb in size.
>
> The easiest work around would obviously be for someone with a DVD burner to
> copy the prop dump to a
> DVD disk... course that is probably more $$$ than Activeworlds is willing to
> spend in the name of Customer Service
> and Satisfaction.
>
> Bastillion

Last time I got the dump it was around 7 gigabytes and it is still growing! You can't compress it with WinZIP but only with GZip (of course since the server is running under Unix, that is not a problem).
Just to create the propdump takes almost a day! I don't know if the SUN server supports DVD writer thou :)

--
Andras
"It's MY computer" (tm Steve Gibson)

Apr 18, 2003, 12:11pm

[View Quote] > Yes I believe my uncle said something about this to me last summer, only he
> related it to video editing, as it apparently is a major problem and one
> reason Non-linear editors were created.
>
> File sizes over something like 1.5 or 2 GB can't be moved or copied or
> something because of the way windows handles data. Is that right, Enzo,
> Cal?
>

That is not right, I'm regularly using files with sizes around 8-12 gigabytes in windows with no problem.


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Andras
"It's MY computer" (tm Steve Gibson)

Apr 16, 2003, 9:34pm

[View Quote] > Even tho I have "telegram" and "building" sounds enabled, I don't hear the
> telegram and I'm pretty certain I don't hear the building sounds--whatever
> they are.
>
> I even went into the AW/sounds folder and was able to play the sounds from
> there.
>
> I'm using AW 3.4 on a P3, 600Mhz, 256MB RAM, Win98SE, Soundblaster AWE. I'm
> able to hear other sounds, btw.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Lady Barbara
>
>

Options/Settings/General/Play Telegram Sound etc


HTH
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Andras
"It's MY computer" (tm Steve Gibson)

Jun 20, 2004, 2:04pm

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Andras
"It's MY computer" (tm Steve Gibson)

May 4, 2003, 5:03pm

[View Quote] <snip>


> Unfortunately I haven't found a way to make NetScape ignore HTML
> postings completely but at least it does not execute anything
> active there.

Mozilla 1.3 is officially released :)

> <snip>


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Andras
"It's MY computer" (tm Steve Gibson)

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