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thornyone
04-16-2004, 05:02 AM
can anybody through any light on this i found
Some apparently leaked information has come to our attention and if it’s true, using Overnet could put you in jail!

Allegedly the maker of edonkey who goes by the name Swampy was busted by the Fed’s a couple of months ago. As a part of a plea bargain to keep himself out of jail he agreed to let them have full access rights to his web site. Swampy did NOT create Overnet the Fed’s did however by appending Swampy’s name to it and distributing it via his web site meant it would be trusted through out the community. They used Microsoft’s .net software on purpose because it easily and secretly allows them to track users based on IP and Mac addresses via a special proxy server, It logs what their sharing and what their downloading each time they connect to Overnet. This information is also passed on to otherlaw enforcement agencies world wide.Overnet is NOT server less as it claims; the GUI just hides them along with many hidden features like the proxy server connection. They only want you to see what they want you to see.

lordpake
04-17-2004, 05:20 AM
LOL! This is an old hoax to my knowledge..

Using Overnet won't get jailed. The only way to get 'attention' to yourself is to deal with copyrighted material.

Can they sue you for dl'ing Linux distros, for example? I think not!

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