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VROC racing etticate

Uwe Schuerka

VROC racing etticate

by Uwe Schuerka » Tue, 18 May 1999 04:00:00





>>Patricks) writes:

>>>As Mike Barlow so eloquently puts it - "I WANT GPL 1.1!"
>>>Then we can BOOT out (and blacklist IPs?) the offenders.
>>>G. Patricks

>>IP addresses can change every dial-up.  It would be had to ban a specific IP
>>address...

>Yes, Dynamic addressing changes with each new log in, so those people
>would have to re-dial into their ISP to be able to come back and annoy
>anew. Staic IPs would be gone for good. Either way it would help..

Just block the whole pool of ip addresses like the entire class C
network. This might harm other people on the same subnet, but the
probability will be quite low. ;-)

Uwe

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Eldre

VROC racing etticate

by Eldre » Thu, 20 May 1999 04:00:00



>> >> First off - Before a novice driver  even attempts an on-line race I
>> >> would suggest that they at least learn the track and some car control.
>> >> It is very disconcerting to come up on one  of these backmarkers
>> >> as they are so unpredictable, more often than not they tend to take
>> >> you off with them at the next corner they come to.

>> >    This is true.. However,  What the heck are you doing trying to pass
>> >someone while still in a dangerous situation?

>> So - you SHOULDN'T try to pass the backmarkers...?

>    I didn't say that.. He mentioned the ones that are out of control.  If
>they are out of control then obviously it's dangerous to pass.  When they
>have gathered them selves up you can pass without much problem.

You mean, IF they have gathered themselves up... <g>

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Eldre

VROC racing etticate

by Eldre » Thu, 20 May 1999 04:00:00



>Hey Fretts, i have seen what David was describing happen as well to a
>member of our league, who i know is a genuine sim racer in every way.
>He didn't do it on purpose, or do it to be a disruptive influence, he
>simply got disoriented.
>Some times it is possible to get confused after a spin, as some of the
>tracks are a little featureless in places..

...or if you've turned off more details to get frame rate...<g>

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