Spokyz

Minuous · 13 March 2002, 01:48

Does anyone know what's going on with Spokyz Links?

The FTP server used to allow anonymous access, now it doesn't. But how do I find out what login/pword I should use?

The website http://www.spokyz.fr.fm seems to have been killed.

Aaaaarrrggghhh.... :-(

13 March 2002, 03:13

You must send him your registered WHDload keyfile for access.

Minuous · 13 March 2002, 03:59

Huh!? What does he want with one of those!? Does he want to register WHDLoad for free eh?

What does WHDLoad keyfiles have to do with accessing an FTP server? What about users who do not have a registered copy? So I can't even upload stuff for him? Then it will be him that suffers, and the WHDLoad community. This is just going to encourage more fake keyfiles :-(

What's his email address then. And can somebody send me a good keyfile. Thanx.

13 March 2002, 04:07

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Originally posted by Minuous
And can somebody send me a good keyfile.

That's easy:
Go to http://whdload.de/reg.html , use your credit card and Bert Jahn will send your keyfile.

13 March 2002, 04:08

Everyone can find a keyfile from warez sites so he's only fooling himself. He was very unfriendly to the users of his ftp from the beginning.

Minuous · 13 March 2002, 04:51

Those keyfiles seem not to be very good ones, a lot of games will still complain that you are using unregistered WHDLoad, for some reason. The one I have is 888 bytes.

Twistin'Ghost · 13 March 2002, 05:15

All of those pirated WHD keys are bogus. One must buy the program in order to get a working keyfile.

Minuous · 13 March 2002, 06:09

OK, point taken, but that still leaves the question of why he wants people to send him their keyfiles. Especially considering that many of the games on there are JST or straight AmigaDOS games.

Twistin'Ghost · 13 March 2002, 06:45

My only guess is that the guy has lost his marbles...

DrBong · 13 March 2002, 16:32

Maybe it's his subtle way of encouraging people to register WHDLoad. The various fake keyfiles available for WHDLoad are quite pathetic and any future ones are doomed to fail because virtually all the best Amiga crackers left these days patch games for WHDLoad ;-)

13 March 2002, 19:51

Quote:

Maybe it's his subtle way of encouraging people to register WHDLoad

He is asking for other people's WHDLoad licenses. I wouldn't hand him that out if I were a registered user! By the way, that 888b keyfile works

Frog · 13 March 2002, 20:35

Spokyz is a register user so his aim isn't to grab a valid keyfile. I think he's fed up of people who came to leech files and who finally doesn't support the work of the WHDLoad team. As i don't want to participate to "talk without knowing" part, i stop here. Anyway i've the same opinion that Burseg, i wouldn't spread my keyfile worldwide.

Codetapper · 13 March 2002, 21:51

Quote:

Originally posted by Burseg

He is asking for other people's WHDLoad licenses. I wouldn't hand him that out if I were a registered user! By the way, that 888b keyfile works

Well it depends what you mean by works I guess... If you mean "when WHDLoad goes to access certain of the less frequently used functions like saving a file and it crashes" then yes, those cracked keyfiles "work"

What the lamers who distribute these fake/cracked keyfiles do not realise is that there are hundreds of checks in the keyfile for various things and the fake keyfiles are usually just filled with 0's and then some -*eLiTe cRaCkEr'S nAmE!*- message put into it as the name.

I know of several people who forward all hacked keyfiles to Wepl for analysis and then the next version of WHDLoad is altered to not run with them! I can't remember the last time a WHDLoad modification was needed though as the fake keyfiles have so many things wrong with them!

Also people should realise they are not ripping off some big multinational corporation, it's ONE incredibly talented Amiga programmer who uses the small fee to help continue the project and pay for costs such as the website. And I would also like to add that the install writers do not get paid to make these games run like some people seem to think.

$20 is a small fee to pay for all the work that has gone into WHDLoad and I would make a rough guess that all up the total time spent would be in the 10's of thousands of hours to have WHDLoad where it is today.

jmmijo · 13 March 2002, 22:13

You hit the nail on this one Codetapper, the problem is that there are a lot of lamerz/hackzorz out there that really don't give a damn. They are only out there for the 5 seconds of glory when they post fakes like this.

On the other side of the coin, $20 is not unreasonable for a piece of software you use. I do however have issues when the publisher of software comes out with overpriced shovelware

WHDload is not one of them

13 March 2002, 22:31

Quote:

$20 is a small fee to pay for all the work that has gone into WHDLoad and I would make a rough guess that all up the total time spent would be in the 10's of thousands of hours to have WHDLoad where it is today.

I agree totally. Call me an idiot but I'm not using that keyfile even though I've got it.

Drake1009 · 13 March 2002, 23:45

I don't think $20 is unreasonable for a piece of software which is as functional as that. Problem would be that my pathetic setup of an Amiga wouldn't be able to benefit much from WHDload since most games wouldn't run. If I were to actually get an upgrade for it I'd be sure to register WHDload instead of finding some lame keyfile.

DrBong · 14 March 2002, 17:38

Quote:

Originally posted by Burseg
By the way, that 888b keyfile works

Seemingly, but it will fail on a fair number of fixes when multiple checks are made by WHDLoad (as Codetapper has mentioned). If the lame crackers tested their fake keyfiles for more than 5 minutes before releasing them then they would have known this.

13 March 2002, 01:48	#1
Minuous Coder/webmaster/gamer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Canberra/Australia Posts: 2,629	Spokyz Does anyone know what's going on with Spokyz Links? The FTP server used to allow anonymous access, now it doesn't. But how do I find out what login/pword I should use? The website http://www.spokyz.fr.fm seems to have been killed. Aaaaarrrggghhh.... :-(

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13 March 2002, 03:13	#2
Uukrul Posts: n/a	You must send him your registered WHDload keyfile for access.

13 March 2002, 03:59	#3
Minuous Coder/webmaster/gamer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Canberra/Australia Posts: 2,629	Huh!? What does he want with one of those!? Does he want to register WHDLoad for free eh? What does WHDLoad keyfiles have to do with accessing an FTP server? What about users who do not have a registered copy? So I can't even upload stuff for him? Then it will be him that suffers, and the WHDLoad community. This is just going to encourage more fake keyfiles :-( What's his email address then. And can somebody send me a good keyfile. Thanx.

13 March 2002, 04:08	#5
oldpx Posts: n/a	Everyone can find a keyfile from warez sites so he's only fooling himself. He was very unfriendly to the users of his ftp from the beginning.

13 March 2002, 04:51	#6
Minuous Coder/webmaster/gamer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Canberra/Australia Posts: 2,629	Those keyfiles seem not to be very good ones, a lot of games will still complain that you are using unregistered WHDLoad, for some reason. The one I have is 888 bytes.

13 March 2002, 05:15	#7
Twistin'Ghost Give up the ghost Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: U$A Age: 33 Posts: 4,662	All of those pirated WHD keys are bogus. One must buy the program in order to get a working keyfile.

13 March 2002, 06:09	#8
Minuous Coder/webmaster/gamer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Canberra/Australia Posts: 2,629	OK, point taken, but that still leaves the question of why he wants people to send him their keyfiles. Especially considering that many of the games on there are JST or straight AmigaDOS games.

13 March 2002, 06:45	#9
Twistin'Ghost Give up the ghost Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: U$A Age: 33 Posts: 4,662	My only guess is that the guy has lost his marbles...

13 March 2002, 16:32	#10
DrBong HOL / AMR Team Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 2,632	Maybe it's his subtle way of encouraging people to register WHDLoad. The various fake keyfiles available for WHDLoad are quite pathetic and any future ones are doomed to fail because virtually all the best Amiga crackers left these days patch games for WHDLoad ;-)

13 March 2002, 20:35	#12
Frog Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: France Posts: 1,385	Spokyz is a register user so his aim isn't to grab a valid keyfile. I think he's fed up of people who came to leech files and who finally doesn't support the work of the WHDLoad team. As i don't want to participate to "talk without knowing" part, i stop here. Anyway i've the same opinion that Burseg, i wouldn't spread my keyfile worldwide.

13 March 2002, 22:13	#14
jmmijo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PDX Age: 62 Posts: 2,395	You hit the nail on this one Codetapper, the problem is that there are a lot of lamerz/hackzorz out there that really don't give a damn. They are only out there for the 5 seconds of glory when they post fakes like this. On the other side of the coin, $20 is not unreasonable for a piece of software you use. I do however have issues when the publisher of software comes out with overpriced shovelware WHDload is not one of them

13 March 2002, 23:45	#16
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	I don't think $20 is unreasonable for a piece of software which is as functional as that. Problem would be that my pathetic setup of an Amiga wouldn't be able to benefit much from WHDload since most games wouldn't run. If I were to actually get an upgrade for it I'd be sure to register WHDload instead of finding some lame keyfile.

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