From ceorl onlyone's comment <http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/SVC-4632?focusedCommentId=127532&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels%3Acomment-tabpanel#action_127532> on that bug it appears to have nothing to do with the viewer but I guess we'll find out. -Melinda
Ann Otoole wrote: > I watched someone using cryolife cruise around in my parcel this > morning where that account was banned so honestly I think LL has much > bigger fish to fry. Stealing a pair of eshoes is nothing compared to > the access control system being compromised. Yes there is a pjira > defect open on it. http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/SVC-4632 > > Honestly it is looking like the only solution is a bot that teleports > home anyone not using an LL compiled viewer. And that still won't get > them all. But if it is deployed to most of Second Lifethen it might > send a clear message to Linden Lab they need to deal with the problem. > Or will LL begin banning people for defending themselves from these > hacked third party viewers? Is it against the TOS to deny access to > non LL compiled viewers? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* nyx linden <[email protected]> > *To:* Ron Festa <[email protected]> > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Monday, August 31, 2009 1:52:35 PM > *Subject:* Re: [sldev] SnowGlobe and copybots > > Additionally, the technique to stop malicious clients from stealing > your clothing textures (namely, only sending out baked but not local > texture data) will be in the main client in the next major release, as > part of a larger avatar overhaul. The reasons for this extend beyond > content theft, but stopping this is a major benefit to this switch in > protocol. > > Combating griefing attacks and content theft is not an easy task, > but we are taking steps to minimize the potential for abuse, and we try > to have systems in place for what to do when it does occur (including > dealing with the specific instance of abuse as well as looking for ways > to prevent future issues). We're always looking for ways of making the > client secure, and welcome feedback and ideas to help us move in this > direction. > > -Nyx > > Ron Festa wrote: > > While its true they can modify the opensource code to turn a client > > into a copybot, as far as I know there really hasn't been any known > > copybot viewers that have popped up because there's no code in the LL > > viewer that allows asset copying. Majority of copybots are really > > modded poorly written legit bots. While there is a really obscure > > patch that's floating around griefer circles, most griefers are not > > programmers. Most do not know how to inject and maintain custom code > > into the source code then compile it with every version. > > > > But, thanks to the open source viewers floating around you also have > > an amount of protection from griefers you can't get in the LL viewer. > > Viewers like Meerkat & Emerald make it impossible for them to steel > > your clothing and provides additional tools that would prevent them > > from attacking your or removing them from your property before they > > become a problem. Plus they have a bunch of fun stuff in them that > > just make your life easier in SL. > > > > On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 4:15 AM, Bill > > Windwalker<[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote: > > > Good day every one. > > > Yesterday i was a victim of a copybot and a group of griefers. > > > this type of bullying and theft of content needs to stop they are > > making a > > > joke out of all the hard work people do in SL. > > > As i sat and talk to a friend a griefer had taken only a sec to copy > > my AV > > > and every thing i had on in a sec and did it to the very sim i was in. > > > And what they did say in voice made it sound like linden lab had no > > power to > > > stop any griefer. > > > i even have screen shots of this attack. > > > what im told is they can do it with open source viewers . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________ > > _________________ > > > Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: > > > http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/SLDev > > > Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting > > > privileges > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: > > http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/SLDev > > Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting > privileges > > _______________________________________________ > Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: > http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/SLDev > Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting > privileges > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: > http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/SLDev > Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges _______________________________________________ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/SLDev Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges
