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<LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI>
<LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: Trusting the Client (Re: Laws of Online World D esign)</LI>
<LI><em>From</em>: Vadim Tkachenko <<A HREF="mailto:vt#freehold,crocodile.org">vt#freehold,crocodile.org</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 23:08:15 -0500</LI>
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Jon Leonard wrote:
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> Logging the IP address of a cheat is an interesting deterrent, but in a
> world of dynamic IP addresses it doesn't give you anything worthwhile.
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> Requiring a valid serial number to connect (a cryptographicly signed
> one, so they can't be faked), and then logging that is probably better.
> That way you can permanently disable the game for someone who tries.
> The same technique can detect illegal copies, and do all sorts of other
> big-brotherish tracking.
Also, there's a nice trick: redirect the client logging to the server.
You see whatever the client does, and they may not even realize that.
> Jon Leonard
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00207" HREF="msg00207.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Trusting the Client (Re: Laws of Online WorldD esign)</A></strong>,
Wilburn, E.J. <a href="mailto:WilburnE#kochind,com">WilburnE#kochind,com</a>, Wed 14 Oct 1998, 20:45 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00212" HREF="msg00212.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Trusting the Client (Re: Laws of Online World D esign)</A></strong>,
Jon Leonard <a href="mailto:jleonard#divcom,slimy.com">jleonard#divcom,slimy.com</a>, Wed 14 Oct 1998, 23:41 GMT
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Steve Sparks <a href="mailto:ssparks#enigma,sss.org">ssparks#enigma,sss.org</a>, Mon 19 Oct 1998, 22:40 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00251" HREF="msg00251.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Trusting the Client (Re: Laws of Online World Design)</A></strong>,
Jon Leonard <a href="mailto:jleonard#divcom,slimy.com">jleonard#divcom,slimy.com</a>, Mon 19 Oct 1998, 23:23 GMT
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Jon Leonard <a href="mailto:jleonard#divcom,slimy.com">jleonard#divcom,slimy.com</a>, Wed 21 Oct 1998, 01:43 GMT
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