<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Integrating PK --> <!--X-From-R13: [ngg Qunggreyrl <ebbgNzcp.qla.zy.bet> --> <!--X-Date: from scipio.globecomm.net [207.51.48.12] by in10.ibm.net id 867306384.45718-1 Thu Jun 26 06:26:24 1997 CUT --> <!--X-Message-Id: Pine.LNX.3.96.970626072411.136A-100000#mpc,dyn.ml.org --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 3.0.2.32.19970625123233.00b6bd5c#mail,tenetwork.com --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] Integrating PK</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg01518.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg01520.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg01499.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg01523.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#01519">Author</A> | <A HREF="#01519">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#01519">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] Integrating PK</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#null,net">mud-dev#null,net</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: [MUD-Dev] Integrating PK</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Matt Chatterley <<A HREF="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 07:25:43 +0000 (GMT)</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:caffeine#unreal,org">caffeine#unreal,org</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> On Wed, 25 Jun 1997, Jeff Kesselman wrote: > At 09:04 AM 6/25/97 PST8PDT, you wrote: > >velvet glove over my iron fist - but can we really exclude these "idiots" > >from the game as easily as we might like to think? > > Simepl question -- how? > Ina world with dynamic IP how do you keep people out of your game? About > the only mechanism I can think of that worksin a non comemrical environment > is to require every player to fil lotu an applciation and be apprtoved... > and a few might still manage to sneak back in. Dynamic IPs aren't really a problem (Anyone connecting from one ISP which using dynamic IPs will still be in a subnet of that ISP, and you can block out creation from the whole thing). Multiple accounts are more of a problem to get around, but the first issue to tackle is how to actually isolate and deal with the idiots. > If you are billing, then you have a bit mreo to work with.. we block > account creation by a credit card that was used to create a previously > booted account/ If you're a commercial or semi-commercial venture you have an awful lot more to work with, yes. Regards, -Matt Chatterley <A HREF="http://user.itl.net/~neddy/index.html">http://user.itl.net/~neddy/index.html</A> "He can't stop us, we're on a mission from Glod!" - Soul Music (Pratchett) </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="01499" HREF="msg01499.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Integrating PK</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Jeff Kesselman <jeffk#tenetwork,com></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01518.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] common server design</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01520.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Integrating PK</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01499.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Integrating PK</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01523.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Integrating PK</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#01519"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#01519"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>Re: [MUD-Dev] Integrating PK</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="01476" HREF="msg01476.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Integrating PK</A></strong>, Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Wed 25 Jun 1997, 01:23 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01489" HREF="msg01489.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Integrating PK</A></strong>, Jeff Kesselman <a href="mailto:jeffk#tenetwork,com">jeffk#tenetwork,com</a>, Wed 25 Jun 1997, 15:11 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01492" HREF="msg01492.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Integrating PK</A></strong>, Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Wed 25 Jun 1997, 22:55 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01499" HREF="msg01499.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Integrating PK</A></strong>, Jeff Kesselman <a href="mailto:jeffk#tenetwork,com">jeffk#tenetwork,com</a>, Thu 26 Jun 1997, 02:31 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01519" HREF="msg01519.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Integrating PK</A></strong>, Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Thu 26 Jun 1997, 13:26 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01523" HREF="msg01523.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Integrating PK</A></strong>, Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:nightfall#user1,inficad.com">nightfall#user1,inficad.com</a>, Thu 26 Jun 1997, 14:05 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01526" HREF="msg01526.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Integrating PK</A></strong>, Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:nightfall#user1,inficad.com">nightfall#user1,inficad.com</a>, Thu 26 Jun 1997, 14:31 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="01528" HREF="msg01528.html">[MUD-Dev] Integrating PK</A></strong>, Brandon Cline <a href="mailto:brandon#merlin,sedona.net">brandon#merlin,sedona.net</a>, Thu 26 Jun 1997, 15:22 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01553" HREF="msg01553.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Integrating PK</A></strong>, Martin Keegan <a href="mailto:martin#cam,sri.com">martin#cam,sri.com</a>, Fri 27 Jun 1997, 20:02 GMT </LI> </ul> </ul> </ul> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>