Interesting read.

[achtung]

Even if this were true, hooray for Linux!

[soup]

Originally Posted by Otto [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The only people who should be concerned about the file are the people who have something to hide.

You honestly don't trust the people that have built this server from nothing and are providing it for free to you? I think that says something about you, not the people who run the server.

And hey, maybe that idea shows how ignorant and or foolish I am. Whatever.

There's no such thing as having too little trust in people on the internet.

Not saying that I don't trust Rogean and crew. Just saying that it's never a bad idea to be a bit skeptical of people on the internet that you really know nothing about.

[Ihealyou]

Reads like the script to a play, tbh.

[Ring]

Originally Posted by Otto [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The only people who should be concerned about the file are the people who have something to hide.

You honestly don't trust the people that have built this server from nothing and are providing it for free to you? I think that says something about you, not the people who run the server.

And hey, maybe that idea shows how ignorant and or foolish I am. Whatever.

Really? Access to your system, the ability to read any file for a video game? Yeah, it sure says something about me when I have issues giving a couple of guys running a quasi-legal emulated server complete access to my system. It says I'm not an idiot.

[jetviper21]

For the record I am a computer software engineer.

I posted this once put ill post it again:

IMHO this could be a potential for legal privacy concerns or even illegal wiretapping. If you value your financial and other personal information I wouldn't run these dll's without some kind of privacy statement or a legal binding contract that holds them responsible for potential malicious intent.

This is a huge personal security and or legal nightmare. You can say "well then don't play" but the truth is I can't trust this code thats getting executed and neither should you and the fact that it wasn't explained in detail in the release notes and the source isn't offered makes it border line coercion.

While this might have caught cheaters i think this was the total wrong approach to take and frankly irresponsible from a computer security stand point.

[Ring]

Oh by the way before some genius comes in here and compares this to Blizzard, Valve or SOE -- those are companies that can be held legally responsible if something goes wrong. There's a little more leeway there versus volunteers doing something for free.

A million things can go wrong from bugs in the code, a third party with access to the data, yada yada, things that don't all have to do with trusting the staff or not (though still not trusting anyone with that sort of access to my system).

[Bubbles]

Man if i had a huge issue with this i like.. umm.. wouldnt play on p99.

My second choice would be to bitch about it in server chat, but hey. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[TR Spokesman]

I know where they live. i'll send them some nasty letters when my computer blows up.


"hey dude, ur EQ dll thingy made my computer plastic metal thingy melt and die. Please tell me how i can continue playing on P99"


Seriously tho, I don't want a lawyer if my computer stuffs gets leaked thru p99. I will lose mad respect with the ladies.

her: "Why don't you take me out anymore?"
me: "well um.... i got mugged"
her: "but you don't look harmed"
me: "It was an E-thug. He stole my info thru some shadow .dll file"
her: "fucking geek! i'm go find some other balls to play with"
me: "fml"

[Ulivar]

so for the not so genius at computers, few quick questions, can this potentially obtain passwords/logins for banking information done while alt tabbed from the game? Does this create a "backdoor" to my computer while not playing? I have no problem w/showing developers what im runing while running eq program wise... but really the above is making me somewhat concerned at the full intentions behind this.

[Friday]

Originally Posted by Ulivar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

so for the not so genius at computers, few quick questions, can this potentially obtain passwords/logins for banking information done while alt tabbed from the game? Does this create a "backdoor" to my computer while not playing? I have no problem w/showing developers what im runing while running eq program wise... but really the above is making me somewhat concerned at the full intentions behind this.

Me: What all do you think they could potentially do with that dll?
Him: Potential? Infinite. Reality? Depends on the operating system.
Me: Say.. Windows 7 or XP?
Him: If you run EverQuest as administrator — full access to your system.

IMHO this could be a potential for legal privacy concerns or even illegal wiretapping. If you value your financial and other personal information I wouldn't run these dll's without some kind of privacy statement or a legal binding contract that holds them responsible for potential malicious intent.