• BurgerBaron@quokk.au
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    2 days ago

    Gives me flashbacks to Goldsrc dedicated server operators sending eject CD or Play CD commands to clients which was possible for some reason.

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      2 days ago

      We used to embed sub7 server in the Office executables on every workstation we’d use so we could do shit like this when someone else was using it later. The high school network admin hated my friend group.

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      2 days ago

      That was used for early anti cheat systems, effectively making your system upload a screenshot. That way admins can see if you had a wallhack or anything else suspicious.