Re: Private Message Encryption Broken

**Fighter** · 05-06-2009, 09:53 PM

Originally Posted by emperor

It appears that you can still send new PM's, but any PM's sent from before this event occurred have turned to jibberish (open one and see).

Your method doesn't work. Maybe my punch card is wrong...

**emperor** · 05-06-2009, 10:02 PM

Hmm, odd. Maybe this has affected some people differently to others.

**Startrekern** · 05-08-2009, 10:02 AM

If we can get info on what type of encryption was used before, we can decrypt important PMs. I've got a program somewhere, had to decrypt a string for my MUD before.

If it's one of the more common encryptions anyway.

EDIT: At least the ones that aren't unreversible hashes.

**SharinganTH1422** · 05-18-2009, 11:07 AM

Originally Posted by Apophis

It's quite possible to save messages. There are options at the bottom of your PM message list that let you export all your messages in a variety of formats.

...Now you tell me

I had so many messages I didn't want to delete, but I guess this is good since my PM box was full all the time and I'm just like this sooo popular guy that everyone adores and wants to talk to...*sigh* but whatcha gonna do

Seriously though Apo, please let us know if you decide they can't be salvaged so I can finally make some space. But I did admittedly had some priceless stuff in there (Azura, you rule man) so thanks for at least giving it a go.

Originally Posted by Bloodrain

I found a workaround. Flip light switch off and on real fast for strobe effect. Cover left eye. Cross out every third letter. Shake your head up and down constantly. Take your third grade punch tab test result sheet and place over remaining letters. Then click and highlight all remaing text and press delete. problem solved. And I'm not even a computer genius, duh!

This was a really mean trick dude.

**Wyzcrak** · 05-19-2009, 12:06 AM

One might misinterpret this thread title to mean that someone had defeated the encryption used to maintain the confidentiality of PM content.

I've read it (the title) several times since you wrote it, and I never read it that way. It didn't occur to me until tonight, when I glanced past it again, that someone might read it that way.

Glad to see people are so understanding. Such a loss royally sucks.

Hey. At least this upgrade didn't screw up our CSS styling. Life could be worse.

Also, I have to say... I was reminded of that thread from back in the day when we all posted encrypted message on purpose.

Err... ya'll did. Buncha damn nerds.

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