trying to get someone's IP address through the use of local settings should be illega. What ou could do is force them to activate the demo using a code sent in an email, that way you could register their address on the server andand if they crack it you know who to email :P
On 7/25/08, Damien Sadler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > Well then I suppose at least my other plan would've been possible, to reset > the keys, or use an expiring key or something. > Regards, > Damien. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> > Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 1:13 AM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] game cracking > > >> Hi damien, >> what you are proposing to do is virtually impossible from a realistic >> stand point. In general email clients save all account settings >> including the user's email address in special account files in the local >> user's Application Data folder. If we were talking just one email >> program it might be a feasible concept. However, there are several email >> application choices out there including Outlook, Outlook Express, >> Windows Mail, Udora, Thunderbird, etc. It would be a nightmare to write >> a utility to support every known email clients unique account file and >> look inside for email settings and addresses. >> Then there is of course all those users that use web mail services such >> as Yahoo, Google, Hotmail, etc which saves all the account settings on >> the host's server.In that case you are really in trouble as you need >> admin rights to the server just to get a peak into those files, and need >> to know what account to look into. In other words really and truly >> impossible. >> About the only way you might be able to get their email address is have >> a demo registration screen that comes up when running the program >> forcing them to register the demo with a valid email address. this isn't >> ideal, because even that can be faked or cracked which was the very >> thing you tried to prevent in the first place. >> >> Damien Sadler wrote: >>> Well that would've been a slight problem. I thought it was possible to >>> track >>> down an email address by their IP address, but many things could've >>> prevented that. I'll have to look for a method of retrieving the user's >>> email address from their computer or something like that. >>> I'm sure their email address would be stored somewhere in the registry or >>> >>> in >>> their email client's server settings or whatever, unless there's any >>> other >>> way of doing something like this... >>> At least though, if I couldn't track down the user in question's email >>> address, I'd've had to release a patch that made all the previous keys >>> invalid and provide new keys to my existing customers who had obtained a >>> legal key. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Damien >> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
