Re: LF: Hiscore page?

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Subject: Re: LF: Hiscore page?
From: Tony Lieuallen <arantius@erols.com>
Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 15:47:20 -0400
Organization: completely unorganized!
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Shawn Walker wrote:
> Hack the image...hack the binary... what's the diff?
> Suppose that the binary were, say, hack-resistant, by CRC, checksum,
> or
> some such.  Given the likely simple format of the binary, it should
> still
> be rather easy to hack the file...
> 
> I think that the highscore idea is great... I just don't think it is
> workable, without a great hassle (or a lot of honesty...)

It is a great idea... One that's already been had.  Check out:
http://home.cdsnet.net/~seahawk/
I don't run the page, but it's really good.
Cheating is something that you have to trust that people just don't do.

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Re: LF: Hiscore page?

From: Shawn Walker <swalker@joe.math.uga.edu>