[cod] GUID/CDKey kick

[Stierenoog]

For your information, I have 10 servers that are not cracked, and still 
1 of 10 players gets a guid 0. When your server is cracked all guids are 
0, but mine is not cracked so only 1 out of 10 guids are 0. That's 
what's wrong!



Equipa Comercial wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I think that kind of messages from activision are bogus.
> If activision doenst have nothing to do with guid's matter, i dont know 
> why a cracked server doesnt generate guid's.
> To pb doesnt matter if a server is cracked or not, so if it was an 
> evenbalance matter a cracked server guid shouldnt be 0.
> My guess is that activision is telling softly to cracked server users 
> that they should buy the game, because i dont think that activision or 
> evenbalance are unaware of guid 0 = cracked server
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stierenoog" 
> <stierenoog at silverbulletclan.nl>
> To: <cod at icculus.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 11:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [cod] GUID/CDKey kick
> 
> 
>> It's a bug, many punkbuster screenshots have no guid either. In my 
>> opinion this is something that needs to be fixed by Infinity Ward / 
>> Activision. I contacted them about this, but all I get are stupid 
>> answers:
>>
>> If someone is interested, I can email you the conversations we've had, 
>> some examples of responses:
>>
>> 1. "Hi,
>>
>> Thanks for contacting us.  We have no control over the way that 
>> punkbuster deals with cheaters.  Please contact them at 
>> http://www.evenbalance.com, they are aware of the issue and may be 
>> able to help you."
>>
>> 2. "Thanks for the reply.  Guid's are assigned by Punkbuster, not by 
>> any Activision software.  While our games use PB, we have no control 
>> over any problems with it that may arise.  Please contact Punkbuster 
>> for further assistance."
>>
>> 3. "Hi,
>>
>> Unfortunately this is beyond the level of things we are going to be 
>> able to help you with.  I would hit some forums like at 
>> http://www.codadmin.com/ and look around there for further information."
>>
>> (English is not my native language, but I think I can express myself 
>> pretty good in English, so that cannot be the problem)
>>
>> I don't have any confidence that they are working on some sort of 
>> patch/fix. They just don't know what they are talking about.
>>
>> --Stierenoog
>>
>> Quint van Drosthagen wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I have a couple of players on my servers that are being kicked with the
>>> following reason :
>>>
>>> 00000050.log:[05.30.2006 20:34:27] VIOLATION (DUPGUID) #116: 
>>> xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> (slot #1) Duplicate GUID/CDKEY [(VALID) xxxxxxxxxxxx:28960]
>>>
>>> These guys are good friends of mine and all have a legal copy of the 
>>> game. I'm running the new PB now, before (with the old one) this 
>>> wasn't a issue.
>>>
>>> What is happening, and are you having the same kicks on your servers???
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Quint
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
> 
> 
>