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Forum: Support::General Support 09-11-2007, 03:56 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,595
Posted By oldlurker
So why don't you go ahead and disclose the...

So why don't you go ahead and disclose the exploit but not the fix? You definitely will get the attention of the devs then.
Or is there nothing to show and this is all about spreading FUD and...
Forum: Development::Bug Reports 09-10-2007, 09:43 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,041
Posted By oldlurker
The Sourceforge CVs has the "Diff to previous"...

The Sourceforge CVs has the "Diff to previous" feature. that could help you locate the necessary changes.

Or you could diff the 1034 and 1035 source release.

Or you might try to diff your...
Forum: General::Server Discussion 09-09-2007, 08:24 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,607
Posted By oldlurker
Imho running an public server is not about being...

Imho running an public server is not about being unique but being there in a year from now.
So many servers come and go that had some code or database fixes or enhancements that where not shared...
Forum: Development::Development 09-06-2007, 03:29 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,960
Posted By oldlurker
I too do not see the benefit in SSL. SSL is good...

I too do not see the benefit in SSL. SSL is good if you want to be sure that there is no man in the middle attack and no one can snoop your passwords or other vital data out of the stream.
But as I...
Forum: Development::Development 09-06-2007, 03:22 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,716
Posted By oldlurker
Just thinking aloud: Well, maybe instead of...

Just thinking aloud:
Well, maybe instead of compensating for bad or missing waypoints on the fly someone could modify this code to an auto corrector that runs through all pathings in a zone and...
Forum: Support::General Support 09-03-2007, 03:55 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,595
Posted By oldlurker
To recap part of the old thread: Shutting...

To recap part of the old thread:

Shutting down ports will not help because the exploit is an buffer overflow inside the world or zone binaries.
Such an buffer overflow might allow the attacker...
Forum: General::General Discussion 09-03-2007, 11:41 AM
Replies: 124
Views: 25,802
Posted By oldlurker
So I am negative ... well, I think I can live...

So I am negative ... well, I think I can live with that. The gist of my posting was not to throw the baby out with the bathwater right now but wait till FNW and Doodman have a chance to answer.
...
Forum: General::General Discussion 09-03-2007, 02:20 AM
Replies: 124
Views: 25,802
Posted By oldlurker
Don't you think that FNW and Doodman might have...

Don't you think that FNW and Doodman might have their reasons for being absent? Granted, their lack of communication might just be general burnout with the whole project but remember who did hold...
Forum: General::General Discussion 09-02-2007, 04:09 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 25,802
Posted By oldlurker
Boon, flawfinder, rats and other C source...

Boon, flawfinder, rats and other C source scanners might be a good start for finding this exploit.

Btw: I would sugest to see that the Moderators start doing some moderating and bring the hammer...
Forum: General::General Discussion 08-28-2007, 05:30 AM
Replies: 124
Views: 25,802
Posted By oldlurker
Tell me how hard it is to run an Windows EQEmu...

Tell me how hard it is to run an Windows EQEmu server in a bare-bones jail enviroment. Say all files exept the mysql data files and logfiles are read only. And I mean "read only" as in 'not even root...
Forum: General::General Discussion 08-28-2007, 05:12 AM
Replies: 124
Views: 25,802
Posted By oldlurker
I wonder how this exploit works. If it is just an...

I wonder how this exploit works. If it is just an attack against the server ports it would help if the login Server and the eqemu server did some sort of handshake, so any IP who did not connect to...
Forum: Development::Database/World Building 08-27-2007, 08:20 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,496
Posted By oldlurker
Implementing a propper fear pathing is far from...

Implementing a propper fear pathing is far from easy. Actually you can enable it in the code but it is only rudimentary and you will run into all sorts of weird problems. Afaik FNW did some...
Forum: General::General Discussion 08-27-2007, 08:10 AM
Replies: 124
Views: 25,802
Posted By oldlurker
So you are just posting to feed your ego? From...

So you are just posting to feed your ego?
From what I remember you and image(and I still think that you are one and the same people) got rightfully bootet from this project because of exactly this...
Forum: Support::General Support 08-21-2007, 08:32 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,660
Posted By oldlurker
After rereading your question I think you want to...

After rereading your question I think you want to do some sort of port forwarding/translation scheme so that you can run a eqemulator server at work.
Unless your companies network administrators...
Forum: Support::General Support 08-21-2007, 08:20 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,660
Posted By oldlurker
You can change the zone ports but the world port...

You can change the zone ports but the world port must be 9000 because that is hardcoded into the client.

Btw.: What do you mean by "ports a computer normally uses and would have open/forwarded...
Forum: Development::Development 08-21-2007, 08:14 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,676
Posted By oldlurker
The Tome of Knowledge Board from Paladins of...

The Tome of Knowledge Board from Paladins of Norrath also has an boatload of information from before and after the melee revamp.
...
Forum: OpenZone:: Q&A 08-08-2007, 08:55 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 9,726
Posted By oldlurker
Windcatcher: Do you know of the Worldforge...

Windcatcher: Do you know of the Worldforge project? Especially the Ember client looks very promising and has quite a good choice of models, maybe there is a efficient way to convert these to your...
Forum: General::General Discussion 08-07-2007, 05:23 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 5,094
Posted By oldlurker
I beg to differ. There where huge changes in...

I beg to differ. There where huge changes in gameplay over the years. The most prominent would be the melee revamp(imho a much needed upgrade for 2h weapons)around SoL launch. Most of this has to be...
Forum: Support::Windows Servers 07-20-2007, 04:41 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,235
Posted By oldlurker
Afaik player chars wont get aggroed through...

Afaik player chars wont get aggroed through walls. So wouldnt it be enough to use the same piece of code that checks if a mob can see(=aggro) a player on the mob to be healed?
Forum: General::Server Discussion 07-20-2007, 04:38 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,833
Posted By oldlurker
dont know how = Most people start from here. ...

dont know how = Most people start from here.
lazy = Thats your problem. Most people simply can not spare the time.
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