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Mon, 03 March 2003 14:16

Blazer
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Demolition man

Why does reol need my cd key? Do you care that people will play on it with warez version? I wouldn't care the more people play it the beter.

I'm talking out of my ass here, because I was not part of the REOL development team. I do know a bit of how WOL works though, so I will offer these logical explanations:

1. REOL was built to emulate WOL...emulation means acting the same, so if WOL needs a serial to connect so does REOL.

2. The serial number validation is part of the WOL/REOL login protocol.

3. Having an authentication/challenge keeps people from logging into WOL/REOL with a simple MIRC client. Yes, some people have bypassed this by using the "relay"...but guess what...the relay uses your serial number as well, since WOL/REOL will not let you connect without it. Last I heard though REOL was going to have some extra measures to prevent relay usage.

That being said, I'm not sure what to think about accusing Dante of stealing serial numbers. Everytime you play a game on WOL you are "giving" them your serial number. Its part of the login process. Dante and Scorpio worked hard to make REOL possible, and well...all I can think of is the saying "Don't bite the hand that feeds you". Smile

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		Did you know..... By: Raven on Sun, 02 March 2003 19:49
		Did you know..... By: sloppyjo on Sun, 02 March 2003 19:51
		Did you know..... By: C4miner on Sun, 02 March 2003 19:54
		Did you know..... By: [sg]the0ne on Sun, 02 March 2003 19:58
		Did you know..... By: Raven on Sun, 02 March 2003 20:05
		Did you know..... By: Try_lee on Sun, 02 March 2003 20:06
		Did you know..... By: Dante on Sun, 02 March 2003 20:28
		Re: Did you know..... By: StoneRook on Sun, 02 March 2003 20:35
		Did you know..... By: Raven on Sun, 02 March 2003 21:26
		Did you know..... By: [sg]the0ne on Sun, 02 March 2003 21:34
		Did you know..... By: DaveGMM on Mon, 03 March 2003 00:31
		Did you know..... By: Sk8rRIMuk on Mon, 03 March 2003 01:53
		Did you know..... By: KIRBY098 on Mon, 03 March 2003 09:14
		Did you know..... By: K9Trooper on Mon, 03 March 2003 09:27
		Did you know..... By: England on Mon, 03 March 2003 10:05
		Did you know..... By: jpvg on Mon, 03 March 2003 10:18
		Did you know..... By: Demolition man on Mon, 03 March 2003 13:26
		Did you know..... By: K9Trooper on Mon, 03 March 2003 13:33
		Re: Did you know..... By: Javaxcx on Mon, 03 March 2003 14:08
		Did you know..... By: Blazer on Mon, 03 March 2003 14:16
		Did you know..... By: Rich[HN] on Mon, 03 March 2003 14:18
		Did you know..... By: Scorpio9a on Mon, 03 March 2003 14:32

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