Won is up :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick McLaren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 9:22 PM Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] WON being stupid again?
> There is no point in speculating. Wait for the official word, which will not > come from a friend or colleague. It will come from Valve or WON.NET most > likely. So end the rumors please, for the sake of all of us. Thanks! > > ----------------------------- > Nick McLaren, CCNA, SCSA > Battle LAN Technical Admin > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://www.battlelan.com/ > ----------------------------- > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Will > Brendel > Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 3:17 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] WON being stupid again? > > > It's true. Here's what happened. Hackers managed to break into WON's > servers. They stole all the CD-Keys in the database. Because of this > attack, the people at WON decided to switch to the more secure Windows > family of operating systems. After that, the VALVe people decided to update > CS 1.6 and expand the WON system to many other games. Because of the server > upgrades required for this huge change, all of the WON auth servers are > down. > > Or that is a load of crap and VALVe is just performing routine maintenance. > Is there a point to speculation that I'm just missing? > > Regards, > Disk2 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tricky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 3:16 PM > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] WON being stupid again? > > > > bought by scamsoft? i seriously doubt it. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jules (aka Buddha-Pest)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Newsgroups: mirror.valve.hlds_linux > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 1:56 PM > > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] WON being stupid again? > > > > > > > i hear Valve was bought by Microsoft yesterday and they just went 100% > > > windows. Also WON.net now uses .NET... hence the downtime... > > > > > > > > > > > > "Will Brendel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > > > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > > | Instead of passing around rumors and saying CS 1.6 will be out at > 10:30 > > PM > > > | EST tonight (I have the inside info you know! I hear they are asking > > for > > > | mirrors right now!) how about we just wait for the WON auth servers to > > go > > > | back online? I think we can live without Half-Life for a couple > hours. > > > | Well, people that aren't desperate losers can live without it anyway. > > It > > > | will be back up, but it will take some time. Until then, there's no > > point > > > | in speculating. > > > | > > > | That's just my $0.02 on the matter. > > > | > > > | Regards, > > > | Disk2 > > > | > > > | ----- Original Message ----- > > > | From: "Elminst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > | To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > | Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 1:16 PM > > > | Subject: [hlds_linux] WON being stupid again? > > > | > > > | > > > | > Taking forever to try to connect, and getting WON auth errors... > > > | > Anyone else having this problem yet again? > > > | > > > > | > _______________________________________________ > > > | > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > > > | please visit: > > > | > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > | > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
