General

USER: HORATIO | POSTED 31-5-1990 11:54:20

SUBJECT: Status Update

Still trying to load the Discussion boards from backups.

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USER: HORATIO | POSTED 31-5-1990 20:55:11

SUBJECT: Unrecoverable Errors

Ok. It looks like realm-bleed left the backups in real state. I've got some ideas on reconstructing the old discussions, but don't hold your breath. Probably better to just assume they are gone and start any conversations over. Sorry guys.

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USER: RAVEN | POSTED 31-5-1990 21:02:03

SUBJECT: RE: Unrecoverable Errors (Horatio)

Wow, that sucks - sorry to hear it. I saw that Lore was pretty much lost too. I'm sorry H; wish there was anything I could do.

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USER: CANADAHAM | POSTED 1-6-1990 4:37:01

SUBJECT: RE: Unrecoverable Errors (Horatio)

I think we are UNDER ATTACK - but did it come from ABOVE or BELOW?

/\_/\ ((@v@)) ():::() VV-VV

THE OWLS ARE WATCHING

/\_/\ ((@v@)) ():::() VV-VV

USER: HORATIO | POSTED 1-6-1990 5:07:35

SUBJECT: RE: RE: Unrecoverable Errors (Horatio) (CanadaHam)

The owls didn't crash my server, CanadaHam. They're birds. It was a software bug.

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USER: SAM | POSTED 1-6-1990 6:36:56

SUBJECT: RE: RE: RE: Unrecoverable Errors (Horatio) (CanadaHam) (Horatio)

Can you share more information about this realm-bleed bug? While I doubt owls are attacking the server, that doesn’t mean there’s no active adversary at play. There are people out there trying to block investigators, and killing all our saved discussions from the last six months would suit their purposes. It might be random, but I have learned not to trust apparent coincidences.

--- SAM

USER: Horatio | POSTED 1-6-1990 7:14:13

SUBJECT: Realm-Bleed bug

It's a weird issue. Data from some other system is being delivered and processed by mine. You'll see weird incomprehensible gibberish down at the bottom of the bulletins; they look almost like more posts, but in an impossible spot and not legible. It's definitely coming in via the modem, and my software is just incorporating it. I've tried tracing it back, but it seems to come from nowhere, but it is definitely not from inside the server. It got included in the backups somehow and left them in tatters.

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USER: Raven | POSTED 1-6-1990 14:41:09

SUBJECT: RE: Realm-Bleed bug (Horatio)

Hmm. It may be indecipherable, but not gibberish. I think I've seen those symbols in the library, although I don’t recall where at the moment. One of the elder books. What have you been using to program your system, H? :-)

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USER: Horatio | POSTED 2-6-1990 4:21:14

SUBJECT: Magic Lore Bulletin

I posted the Magic Lore Bulletin late last night; I was able to reconstruct it from notes and what backup fragments I found. Check it out and let me know if I missed anything.

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USER: Moloch | POSTED 2-6-1990 4:39:39

SUBJECT: RE: Magic Lore Bulletin (Horatio)

Are you going to post something with more useful advice on actually doing Magic? That's what I'm here for. All the books I have are new age fluffy crap and I need something that actually works.

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USER: CanadaHam | POSTED 2-6-1990 7:52:20

SUBJECT: RE: Magic Lore Bulletin (Horatio)

I don't know WHY you insist on calling it Magic. It is NO SUCH THING!. It only seems like it because we don't UNDERSTAND it yet!

/\_/\ ((@v@)) ():::() VV-VV

USER: wilmarose | POSTED 2-6-1990 9:31:52

SUBJECT: vampire lore bulletin (horatio)

i found the printout of the vampire lore bulletin i gave my friend - she had it buried under all her gear and its a bit muddy now, but i'll type it up and get it to you as soon as i can. things have been totally crazy here the last few days but i think i will get it done tomorrow or the next day - sorry it is taking so long :-(

.-. ( @ ) V' ----< \ \ -wilmarose

USER: Horatio | POSTED 2-6-1990 9:38:19

SUBJECT: RE: Vampire Lore Bulletin (Horatio) (wilmarose)

There's nothing to be sorry for, Wilma; you are doing me a favor and I appreciate it. I am sorry to hear things are crazy right now; do you want to talk about what is going on?

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USER: wilmarose | POSTED 2-6-1990 10:31:19

SUBJECT: RE: RE: Vampire Lore Bulletin (Horatio) (wilmarose) (Horatio)

just some crazy graveyard shifts. i think things will calm down now the full moon is past. ill get some sleep and catch up on homework and stuff.

.-. ( @ ) V' ----< \ \ -wilmarose

USER: Horatio | POSTED 2-6-1990 10:52:49

SUBJECT: System Updates

I made some system updates this morning; I adjusted the colors a bit, and also implemented a public SYSTEM MESSAGE LOG. That will update every night at midnight and list all the messages from the last day and how to find them; hopefully that will be a good way for people to catch up if they want to.

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USER: NiteClerk | POSTED 2-6-1990 11:31:30

SUBJECT: Graveyard Shifts (wilmarose)

I do a lot of night work but do you mean shifts in an actual grave yard? cuz you talk a lot abot vampires...

USER: wilmarose | POSTED 2-6-1990 12:10:38

SUBJECT: RE: Graveyard Shifts (wilmarose) (NiteClerk)

yeah...both night shifts and in a graveyard. it's more revenants than vampires though. um - that's explained in the vampire lore bulletin so i'm going to go type that now. the mud makes it hard to read som parts..

.-. ( @ ) V' ----< \ \ -wilmarose