[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Play By E-Mail - PBEM

[Christian Knoke <chrisk@xxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, May 25, 2003 at 03:32:37PM -0500, Mike Kaufman wrote:
> On Sun, May 25, 2003 at 02:54:49PM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> > Astarot (astarot-mailbox@xxxxxxx) wrote:
> > 
> > > No need in encryption with different key every time - just one key for all
> > > copies. It will be somewhere in sources - but non-programmer won't be able
> > > to find it and/or to use it.
> > 
> > That's no good.  Since you want to have a password for each player
> > *anyway*, just encrypt each player's private information with that
> > player's password.
> 
> that's pointless. The server has to have all the player's information
> unencrypted anyway and if you have control of the server,..

Astarot didn't want *security* but a bit *obscurity* so that he can *feel*
comfortably save. After all, why not? We make a game, not an ATM ;)

Christian

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