[Opensim-users] Griefer issue...

[John Sheridan]

Without mucking up your file systems and destroying your operating 
system install?

On 02/25/2013 08:45 PM, Trinity wrote:
> the hard drive data can be changed as well especially in linux
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> On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 7:10 PM, John Sheridan <john at pseudospace.net 
> <mailto:john at pseudospace.net>> wrote:
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>     I believe the viewer also adds in a third safe guard in
>     combination with IP / MAC address.  Long ago while tinkering
>     around with the viewer logins I remember seeing mentions of an ID0
>     floating around thats sent to the login service as part of the
>     login data packet.  If I understood correctly, this is supposedly
>     the UUID of the user's first hard drive - which in fact cannot be
>     changed without physically replacing the drive itself (see
>     http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Current_login_protocols).
>
>
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>     On 02/25/2013 06:18 PM, Justin Clark-Casey wrote:
>
>         Yeah, I think like websites the only thing you can ultimately
>         do is ban by IP for a period.  Otherwise, they could always
>         just create a new account, change their MAC address, etc.  Of
>         course, they can change their IP too but this is the most hassle.
>
>         On 25/02/13 17:51, Sarge Misfit wrote:
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>             Other than banning by IP or MAC address, I don't know.
>
>             On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 7:51 AM,
>             <opensiminfo at virtualrealmsgrid.com
>             <mailto:opensiminfo at virtualrealmsgrid.com>
>             <mailto:opensiminfo at virtualrealmsgrid.com
>             <mailto:opensiminfo at virtualrealmsgrid.com>>> wrote:
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>                 I see there has been a post about this issue before.
>             My post here is two fold..   One is to apologize to the grids
>                 that have been victim to this and to request that
>             other grids do not restrict hypergrid access from my
>             grid.. Also
>                 to start a discussion about steps to prevent this in
>             the future..   I have been notified yesterday and this morning
>                 I have a griefer registering on the Virtual Realms
>             Grid then going to other grids to grieve them..  I have take
>                 steps to ensure this does not happen anymore..  I have
>             restricted new user creations to administrative approval till
>                 we have sort out a good practical preventive measure
>             on this type of abuse. And would like to extend an apology to
>                 any grid that have been a victim to this by any of the
>             grids users..  I will be looking at ways to prevent this from
>                 happening in the future..  To this end any suggestions
>             to help grids prevent this from happening would be welcomed..
>
>                 Thank you,
>                 Todd Davis
>                 Grid Administrator
>                 Virtual Realms Grid..
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