Subj : Re: Acid-X BBS??? To : alt.bbs,alt.bbs.doors,alt.bbs.ads From : zero Date : Mon Jan 05 2004 08:39 pm On Sat, 3 Jan 2004 14:00:27 -0600, "Mike Snyder" wrote: >Just a heads-up to anybody who may have come across the "Acid-X" BBS ad. I >went to check it out, as his ad included a list of door games running >"registered" (Lunatix included). I logged in and was confused initially by >the mandatory question "are you with law enforcement?" and then discovered >why he asked - his door(s) are cracked, not registered. I sent BBS mail with >information on how to register Lunatix. I logged in today and his reply was >that he paid "5 or 6 years" ago, and that I supposedly cashed his check and >never provided a registration code. As this is untrue, I told him so. I then >found that my account had been reverted to "no access" to any of the door >games. Not a very friendly SysOp, and his reaction IMO was unnecessary. > >I would think that for a hobby with such a small following these days, there >would be more interest in maintaining legitimacy. Am I right in thinking >this wasn't a normal experience, and that there are still legit, friendly >boards out there? Any recommendations on another telnet-BBS to try - I'd >like to find one running Lunatix in particular. > >Thanks, > >Mike Snyder >Prowler Productions > For starters that door was downloaded with the crack bundled in. Door has been removed. Back in the days (96-97) I've sent out many door registrations that I didn't get codes for but the checks got, I used postal money orders. I tried contacting the authors at first with no reply. I then started to go strait to filing complaints to all the cashed Money orders. Some got charged I guess, I didn't always get my money back or any paperwork back . My only records in those days are what I put in my BBS note book about the doors I registered or tried to register. BTW any copies of cashed money order checks are faxed and fade over time. My comments to you are out of fustigation of those days. I didn't know you'll take it poorly, the one who cashed that check caught. It wasn't you. I'm sorry for my comment. I did delete the cracked game. All the remaining doors on my board are legal registered by me. Sorry about the lower level, I needed time to look threw my filebase for that door file with the crack bundled with it along with anything that shouldn't be there, it's deleted too. You may wish to look around at the present BBS world before you pass judgement on my, you'll find worse offenders than me out there. I only had a few cracked doors that are now deleted. I'm not running a board that promote that sort of thing. Zero telnet://acid-x.synchro.net .