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17.08.08
Programming is cruel. Whenever you make a mistake in the code - be sure one day someone will use this mistake to punish you for being so inattentive. Situation goes more terrible if your are using an open source version of program coded by some one else and barely suporting it.

Few days ago such a situation happened here at iccup, with our beloved starcraft server - someone used a bug(s) in pvpgn that allows him remotely bring server down by sending special packets. We tried to analyze log files and found that server goes down with "Segmentation fault" error. This error signs there is a memory problem, but it doesn't says where .. I am not a C++ specialist, just an "amateur" so this error totally doomed me. The only choice for us was to contact `CoolFaer`, our lead server developer. Due to summer time, jobs etc we managed to start working on problem only on Friday evening.

Around 14 CET at saturday we located the bug, fixed it and started server. Everthing was fine and ClanLeague matches should be able to start soon, but.. our enemy found that we fixed this bug and started using another one, so server went down again. After some researches, we fixed this bug also among with some others.. After a couple of tests and restarts we finally runed the server. I don't know if there are any other bugs, that can be used in evil purposes, possibly - yes, so everything is possible, but now server is stable.

Fixing those bugs wasn't possible without `CoolFaer`'s help.
Also we are all thankful for those who supported us, you let us stay motived.

Regards,
iCCup tech crew.

p.s. "unk" on gg.net is fake.
#61. ua No.play (4 Messages) | 17.08.08 20:50 +1
Great job guys. I was afraid that the PGT history would repeat. It might be the end of starcraft1! I can't still understand what's the point for this "people". Why they destroy game servers???
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#62. tr rE.BigBalls (4 Messages) | 18.08.08 00:35 0
great job ! thanks
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#63. es nG.Sin (4 Messages) | 18.08.08 02:36 0
have u ever thought of the proper blizzard doing this to let sc die in order to get people "hooked" on Sc2?
Oh... i'm on drugs again AHAHAAHA
PD: Great Job guys Keep the good work :)
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#64. ca suMMerbreeze (2 Messages) | 18.08.08 06:16 0
thank you for all your hard work =)

got my first win on this account today! =)
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#65. am alarkot (2 Messages) | 18.08.08 09:29 +4
I am a C++ specialist, so next time you have such problems, you can contact me too.

gj btw!
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#66. ua Python_Max (52 Messages) | 18.08.08 18:22 0
pvpgn has been made using C language, its so inflexible sometimes...
but we have to live with it, cuz afaik its the only one implementation of the bnet protocol... But maybe you have enough free time to implement it from scratch or based on pvpgn sources? It would be great ;-)

I would rewrite it using some more object oriented like java perhaps but its just too much work...
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#67. gb AoN.ReoKa (1 Messages) | 18.08.08 11:36 0
thats nice of alarkot :D, though its probably him hacking it
^_^
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#68. fr Serei (5 Messages) | 18.08.08 11:57 0
thanks coolfaer and all iccup team
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#69. de mO.Palantir (2 Messages) | 18.08.08 14:37 0
Good work. We like u!
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#70. ru imba.Pianist2 (1 Messages) | 18.08.08 15:10 0
<3 coolfaer <3 unk, greatwork gj!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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#71. ua Python_Max (52 Messages) | 18.08.08 18:14 0
Cool rulz
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#72. cn Gartch (7 Messages) | 18.08.08 18:55 +2
Great job guys, congratulation!!

And for the hacker, I can't believe there are people like that who just spend time to attack site again and again (moreover iccup is a no commercial site managed by voluntary people)

Hope iccup will not close because of some stupid hacker

long life to iccup!!!!
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#73. ua SHkET (4 Messages) | 19.08.08 11:04 0
Good work,ICCup you are the best :) !!!!
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#74. ru ICCup.rAje (218 Messages) | 19.08.08 18:34 0
gw :) <3 IT ^^
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#75. us AgainstMe... (2 Messages) | 20.08.08 01:11 0
I suppose you guys know this but, iv had people join my game and it says something like "Launcher has been tampered with please leave game" "Game played will be discarded"
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#76. cn Neverhood (6 Messages) | 20.08.08 20:52 0
Thank you so much ICCup Admins and CoolFaer! This kind of perseverance and hard work is what separates the men from the mice.

I don't understand what this/these hacker(s) gain by trying to destroy our community. But we love ICCup regardless.
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#77. ro -FS-lovemiriam (2 Messages) | 25.08.08 13:01 0
icc stuff is so good :D
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#78. ua [ScWc]Sting (14 Messages) | 08.09.08 14:42 0
i hate hackers!
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#79. br M.S.S)XellouT (21 Messages) | 09.09.08 06:00 0
really great job <3
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#80. kr LeaGer (19 Messages) | 30.09.08 10:49 0
well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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