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Annoying bug

Mar 10, 2002, 6:20am
"shorah" <shorah at outerworlds.com> skrev i meddelandet
news:3c8b1239$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> This problem was isolated by running Windows XP on a clean test
environment
> with Active Worlds 3.2. After about 4 hours, AW accessed memory areas
that
> were not related to the application causing a range of unusual
problems. A
> few of the problems that occur are icon swapping with other active
> applications with shortcuts, DirectX illegal accesses, and corruption
to
> chat.txt. The chat log file can commonly capture memory dumps during a
fault

After being used for some time the harddisk is not filled with zeros but
with previously deleted content. If a program crashes with open files
those files will not have a proper file ending and will often show bits
from what is left in the last cluster. This has nothing to do with what
the program was doing when it crashed.

Jonas aka dZap

Poll Time!

Sep 25, 2001, 12:43pm
"lady jude" <LadyJude51 at aol.com> skrev i meddelandet
news:3baf7a5f at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> <Thank you to everyone that answers and f*** off to all those dont
have
> anything nice to say.>
> Hiya cozmo :o) Are you familiar with the new worldwide internet laws
re:
> asking personal information of a minor?
> LJ (please note that I am not flaming you, but merely giving you some
> friendly advice)
>

From "Frequently Asked Questions about the Children's Online Privacy
Protection Rule"
http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/coppafaqs.htm

"COPPA ENFORCEMENT
....
14. What are the penalties for violating the Rule?

Website operators who violate the Rule could be liable for civil
penalties of up to $11,000 per violation. The level of penalties
assessed may turn on a number of factors including egregiousness of the
violation, e.g., the number of children involved, the amount and type of
personal information collected, how the information was used, whether it
was shared with third parties and the size of the company.
....
20. The Internet is truly a global medium. Do websites set up and run
abroad have to comply with the Rule?

Yes. Foreign-run websites must comply with COPPA if they are directed to
children in the U.S. or knowingly collect information from children in
the U.S. For example, foreign-run kid-oriented websites would be subject
to COPPA if they advertised in offline media in the U.S. or on popular
U.S. websites. The Rule's definition of an "operator" - who is subject
to the Act - includes foreign websites that are involved in commerce in
the United States or its territories."

It would be really interesting to hear how this could be enforced. The
act also protects only children that are citizens of the US so drop the
"worldwide" please.

dZap

3.2 and Peeps

Sep 27, 2001, 4:14am
"sw chris" <chrisw10 at nckcn.com> skrev i meddelandet
news:3bb2791c$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Checked Nvidia. No 3dfx drivers to be found. A simple search for
"voodoo
> drivers" on Cnet Downloads will have to do folks. It will pull up a
1.05
> beta driver. The latest driver I think was 1.07, but I couldn't find
it
> anywhere.

What's wrong with http://www.3dfx.com ? The drivers page is still up.

The downloads section on http://www.guru3d.com is also great.

dZap

3.2 and Peeps

Sep 27, 2001, 4:26am
Looks like the links from 3dfx.com points to a dead ftp-server.

Use http://www.guru3d.com

dZap

AW 2.2

Nov 9, 2001, 2:53pm
"david16" <david2man at home.com> skrev i meddelandet
news:3beb1e2f$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> http://objects.activeworlds.com/downloads/awb22.exe doesn't work
anymore
> but it will download after is done downloading then it will take you
to an
> 3.2 instill they change it around so less ppl gets 2.2

I must say I doubted this at first but it is actually true! If they
choose to remove the 2.2 download that is fine but intentionally trick
you into believing your are downloading 2.2 when you are not is bad
judgement. It's perhaps pushing the argument a bit far but what if they
think that if you are stupid enough to wanting to download an older
version you get a trojan or a virus instead.

Jonas aka dZap

Still Complaining About Prices?

Feb 10, 2002, 8:51pm
"gavroche" <gav at vrg8.com> skrev i meddelandet
news:3c66ac2d$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Ahh, mabe I could include this little peice of info:
>
> Check out http://activeworlds.net

With ads from AskEarth. Isn't that Danny and Ron?

[AWNews] From Bad to Worse

Aug 28, 2002, 9:05am
"goober king" <gooberking at utn.cjb.net> skrev i meddelandet
news:3D6BD968.50008 at utn.cjb.net...
-snip-
> Still, I've begun to learn that even the newsgroups aren't as
widespread
> as most people think. Back when I first announced AWNews' domain name

I think usenet is the most under used and under valued function of the
net. When people get online it's more or less coincidence if they also
find usenet and learn how to use it. If I look at the numbers of
different people posting in the Swedish se hierarchy they are in no way
representative of the total population with Internet access. I believe
it's the same with AW. Also, it has allways struck me as odd to have
such a different technique as newsgroups complementing a 3D live chat. A
public forum should be built in to the AW browser so that more users
find it and use it.

dZap

opinions and flaming and stuff

Sep 22, 2002, 7:18am
[View Quote] I believe these newsgroups have never reached critical mass of posters.
As long as a small angry crowd is large enough to set the agenda this is
what you will see.

A parallell is the swedish "se.".hierarchy on usenet. There are groups
which really works and are interesting to follow but there are others
that are hijacked by the angry crowd due to too few polite people and no
normal discussion can survive in them. Sadly, usenet is one of the most
underused and perhaps misunderstood parts of the net.

Jonas

Customs Aide Bot

Nov 20, 2002, 1:57am
"anduin" <anduin at anduin-lothario.com> skrev i meddelandet
news:3ddab6c6 at server1.Activeworlds.com
[View Quote] One program I can't live without is OE-QuoteFix
http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/
The program reformats old quotes and color them for easy reading. Links
are recognised and kept unbroken.

Jonas

Logitech Giveaway

Dec 16, 2002, 6:14am
"alphabit phalpha" <alphabit at activeworlds.com> skrev i meddelandet
news:3dfd5841 at server1.Activeworlds.com
> King Tex and I will be on the road for this but thought maybe some of
> you might like to know about it:)
>
> http://www.logitechcordless.com/index.htm?ad=homepage
>
> For over 20 years Logitech has been making leading PC
> peripherals. You've made us number one in cordless peripherals, and
> now we'd like to say "thanks" by giving away 20,000 free Logitech
> Cordless Navigator DuoT Special Edition Mouse & Keyboard
> combinations. Like all of our products, it delivers superior
> performance, value and style.

I don't want to be negative but since I'm not eligible, only north
americans are, I feel I have the right to :-)

This promotion has all the signs of a massive e-mail harvesting scam.
"SELECTION OF WINNERS. Up to Twenty Thousand winners will be
electronically selected at random". There is nothing that says they
can't decide to just give away 20 units instead. "LIST OF WINNERS. You
may receive a list of winners by sending a self-addressed, stamped
envelope to Logitech..." means that we will never know.

What's up with these strange rules? "Canadian winners are required under
Canadian law to correctly answer a time-limited mathematical question in
order to receive the prize." and "To comply with the laws of Florida and
New York, no more than 62 prizes will be awarded to residents of Florida
and no more than 62 prizes will be awarded to residents of New York.".

And remember that "Logitech may use the winner's name, address, voice,
likeness and prize information for promotional purposes without further
payment or consideration."

Jonas aka dZap

Increase AlphaWorld's cell limit

Dec 14, 2003, 8:12am
"ferruccio" <startrek3 at earthlink.net> skrev i meddelandet
news:3fdc167b$2 at server1.Activeworlds.com
> People's computers aren't ancient anymore, and it doesn't look like
> people are suffering in AWTeen due to their large cell limit (and
> they have all those high-poly custom objects, so if AW had a large
> cell limit, it would be a lot less laggy than AWTeen). Give
> AlphaWorld a large cell limit.

The world database is "ancient" and has a hard limit on size and if
reached there can be no more building. Alpha's vastness makes this a
risk and that's why bot building is forbidden and nothing will ever be
added to the world.

Cresh

Jul 19, 2004, 7:05pm
"eep" <no at spam.com> skrev i meddelandet news:40FC226B.206DD491 at spam.com
> Good god...is this the same ol' Facter (Factor?) who was into drugs
> and all that crap? I think you did WAY too many if you type like this
> now... ;)

Yes, the Pollen Count...

Old Timer's Day Aug. 27 and 28

Aug 18, 2004, 3:30pm
"e n z o" <enzo at activeworlds.com> skrev i meddelandet
news:412363bb at server1.Activeworlds.com
> In which case it would be spelled "fishies"

and lets not forget phish...but that is a different kettle of fishies
:-)

Media in cache

Aug 27, 2004, 9:08am
I haven't been in AW for a while, planing on attending Old Timer's Day
later today, so maybe this issue has been discussed before.

Today was the first time a had a chance of seeing the new media function
in action. The new feature is certainly nice but I'm a bit disapointed
that the developers have chosen not to follow the the normal way AW uses
it's cache.

So far you knew that all media files, graphics and sound, ended up in
the cache and you could govern the way AW handels the cache with options
for maximum cache size and maximum size of media files. Now this is
broken and content is instead placed in Temporary Internet Files without
restriction. This also means that emptying the cache doesn't remove all
media, you have to use Internet Explorer to remove everything. I tested
this btw and after deleting the AW cache video was played from the
allready dowloaded file in Temporary Internet Files.

I fail to see the logical difference between the types of media and very
much dislike this new behaviour.

This doesn't mean that the Ice_Man video at AW gz doesn't rock. It does!
:-)

Jonas aka dZap

Media in cache

Aug 28, 2004, 8:47am
"strike rapier" <strike at rapiercom.freeserve.co.uk> skrev i meddelandet
news:412fe6d6 at server1.Activeworlds.com
> Control of cache etc is given up entirely to the base API chris used
> (Windows Media Core) and it does not actually cache the information
> as it streams it... although using the aforementioned core to save
> local copies and check for new server versions for static content
> would be nice.
>
> - MR
>
>
[View Quote] The problem is not all media is streamed. The Ice_Man.wmv from AW gz was
not and the 23MB file ended up in my Internet cache. Internet Explorer
do save the files in their original format and I was able to search for
the file and later copied it to another location.

The file is a 80 minutes download for modem users...

Jons aka dZap

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