Guess what just turned up at FSPLANET

[FSTipster]

Thanks Roberto.

I did e-mail the right people - just typed it wrong in here. LOL

[ozzy72]

John, good stuff. Glad to see that someone is having a go at this crook. Pity sending viruses is a criminal offence, some people really DO deserve them!
Keep us posted on what happens, and remember you have the support of all of us here.
Maybe we should start up a petition against this charming individual, there are over 5000 members here, that is a lot of names for you to count on.

Mark

[FSTipster]

Thanks Mark.

If you have a look in the TLUK design forum,  there's a sticky post along those lines (the petition I mean).

Eventually, someone on the other end of all these e-mails is going to take some action.

Just a matter of time...

[BE58D]

It is about time some results are being seen, hopefully more of his sponsors will drop his account.  He'll get thrown in jail and he will sit there and rot.



Do you think that if we all e-mail this doofus, that he'll get the hint?

[FSTipster]

[quote]It is about time some results are being seen, hopefully more of his sponsors will drop his account.

[Maccers]

Maybe we should start up a petition against this charming individual, there are over 5000 members here, that is a lot of names for you to count on.

Mark

I think this was done a while back, last time i check it there were about 6,000 names on it. and thats as far as its got. :-/ whats stopping you from making a stickey here mark?
the people at fsplanet really are bastards, im amazed they have been allowed to continue this illegal distribution for so long.
I have an idea to just piss him off though... How about leaving my computer on all night tonight and have it send several thousand email spams of 'your a bastard'?
Whatever happens, i wish you god speed in shuting them down.

[asnamara]

yes !
maccers, go for the spamming option  ;)

what if you get caught

[Alonik]

By who? The illegal distributers?  8)

Alon

[FSTipster]

Let's examine a couple of facts here here:

Spamming is not illegal.

Denial of services is.

If you get caught doing that in the way you're describing, it comes under "Denial of services". That's illegal. Not only do you end up in court, but the server host that you send the packets from, loses their server licence (I personally know a server provider who lost his class C server licence 3 weeks ago as a result of similar actions - and his business as a result).

Finally, you're giving Ferdy bullets to fire back. IF the Spanish government do decide to investigate him - he can show his denial of Service attack as proof that he's being victimised. It kills the credibility.

So please guys, well meaning as I know your intentions are, lets allow this to run it's course.

[MichaelPhillips]

Hi,
Im a First Class Member of FSPlanet.com. I enjoy the service, which isnt hosted off the Mandadoli or whatever the free host is. The First Class Server host should also get a e-mail which is RackShack. Also the Ferdy@Fsplanet.com e-mail doesnt work.. If you want full attention send your e-mail(s) to FirstClass@FSplanet.com you should get a response within a couple of hours.
                Good Luck!
                         Michael Phillips

[MichaelPhillips]

Hi,
Im a First Class Member of FSPlanet.com. I enjoy the service, which isnt hosted off the Mandadoli or whatever the free host is. The First Class Server host should also get a e-mail which is RackShack. Also the Ferdy@Fsplanet.com e-mail doesnt work.. If you want full attention send your e-mail(s) to FirstClass@FSplanet.com you should get a response within a couple of hours.
                Good Luck!
                         Michael Phillips

[FSTipster]

Hi Michael and thanks for the info.

Rackshack were 5th in the long queue of recipients of last night's e-mails.

As for Ferdy's e-mail address, he advertises it on his site and the e-mails didn't bounce. So if he's not looking at it any more, that's his problem as far as I'm concerned.

I'm reasonably confident that he'll be made aware of the situation by other parties if he isn't already.

Thanks for the input though - considering you've

[paul wright]

One other tohugh is that if you do get that naff site shut down then ferdy will have to pay back all the first class membership fees, so his finanical situation will be even worst

[BE58D]

One other tohugh is that if you do get that naff site shut down then ferdy will have to pay back all the first class membership fees, so his finanical situation will be even worst

Ferdy probably should have thought about that before he stole peoples work!

The people that use that site aren't very bright either... I was going to post something in the 'General Forum' but when I read the first post there, the question was "After I land the airplane, how do I make it stop"?


I didn't even bother creating a User ID just for one post... because if people are asking such stupid questions as that, then they are all to ignorant to even care if the guy is stealing other peoples work.

[Hagar]

I would just like to make a point here. My definition of stealing or piracy is taking credit for the real author's work. Even worse is trying to profit from it. This has happened to me so I know exactly how it feels. I despise anyone who does this & would chase them to the ends of the earth if possible.

I've visited this Pirate Site (as Pete used to refer to it) various times out of simple curiosity. Whatever this Ferdy character might be guilty of I noted that credit to the original author is always given in the file description. The files can be downloaded for no charge as I have just confimed by downloading one. I would hardly call that piracy.

From personal experience, by posting a file as Freeware on the Web you are making it generally available. The small print & sometimes complex conditions in the Readme are easily overlooked. I've found my own files posted on many sites over the last 4 years (although not at FSPlanet). I have to say that I was genuinely flattered that anyone thought they were good enough to feature. Some webmasters asked permission before posting them while others did not. (If anyone had asked it would have been willingly granted.)