[bf1942] Ban email

[Neal Clayton]

actually what really went through was better proof read, I added "plain 
text" before "python server config files" as well, but it's late and i 
forgot to copy/paste before submitting, bleh.

all this reading of forums and mailing lists at work makes life hard i 
tell ya, i need a vacation.

Joe wrote:

>Swapped uncommented/commented but close enough. ;)
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Neal Clayton [mailto:xayd at vae-victus.org]
>Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 11:34 PM
>To: bf1942 at icculus.org
>Subject: Re: [bf1942] Ban email
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>just submitted..
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>EA: BF2 server configuration is "hacking"
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>EA has started <a 
>href="http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/625/625301p1.html">banning</a> IPs of 
>privately hosted BF2 demo servers from the Gamespy public server list if 
>the servers were changed to remove demo-specific time limits and 
>restrictions on in-game weapons that EA wanted to keep exclusive to 
>their in house servers.  The catch?  The changes in question were simple 
>settings in the server's python server config files that only had to be 
>uncommented to be used, and there was no EULA or TOS distributed with 
>the Linux server to violate <a 
>href="http://forum.eagames.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=7046&highlight=#7046">per 
>a user on the EA Games UK public forum</a>.
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>Joe wrote:
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>>I second that.
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Michael Ressen [mailto:netadmin at michiganburbs.com]
>>Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 7:50 PM
>>To: bf1942 at icculus.org
>>Subject: Re: [bf1942] Ban email
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>>Joe wrote:
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>>>Broadbandreports and many other sites are running front-page mentions of
>>>this horsecrap. Maybe that will get EA's attention..
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>>Someone get this up on Slashdot.
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