That really is a drag. But it can't be that uncommon. Probably posting all
your code to usenet or the web is a bit extreme but I think it's pretty
simple to steal code, in general.
As a bit of an experiment to test the general security and privacy of user
data, I just checked the server on which my mud resides. I was able to take
the code from EVERY mud on the box. It took me about five minutes to do
this. I'm no hacker and certainly no genius. If I could do this, you all
could.
I know this won't help you now, but you should, in the future, be more
careful about protecting your code from the malicious people that will
always be "out there".
NOTE: *DO NOT* e-mail me asking how to steal code! (I know somebody
would...). I *DO NOT* condone this. It's an invasion of privacy and
totally un-cool.
Now if you'll excuse me, I've got a mountain of new code to evaluate! ;-)
(j/k)
-Cj
----- Original Message -----
From: Mulder <mulder@CLOUD9.NET>
To: <CIRCLE@post.queensu.ca>
Sent: Thursday, December 03, 1998 2:15 AM
Subject: mud code stolen
>Good evening,
>
> DeltaMUD source code, which was not supposed to be released to anyone,
>was recently stolen off of my account. I had found out that someone else on
>the system was also running a MUD and now has the code in their possession.
...snip...
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