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Message no. 1
From: Justin Miland <Jkmiland@***.COM>
Subject: Matrix Queries
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 20:55:11 EST
Hi, all. Just a question for all of you out there on a matter of opinion.
If a decker was going to access a public database (say, SeaSource, provided by
Renraku), do you think they would need to do any system operations/fight
IC/etc. just to gain a few small answers from the database? My guess is no,
but I am not really sure on the answer. Or, even more difficult: What about
Shadowland? Does it take IC/System ops/etc. to browse/read/post on
Shadowland, or is that only necessary if they try to hack the system (I
remember reading in the Lone Star book that they do use Black IC; I don't have
the Denver books so I wasn't sure on that). What do you guys think?
Message no. 2
From: Robert Watkins <robert.watkins@******.COM>
Subject: Re: Matrix Queries
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 12:13:48 +1000
Justin Miland writes:
>Hi, all. Just a question for all of you out there on a matter of opinion.
>If a decker was going to access a public database (say, SeaSource, provided
by
>Renraku), do you think they would need to do any system operations/fight
>IC/etc. just to gain a few small answers from the database? My guess is
no,
>but I am not really sure on the answer. Or, even more difficult: What
about
>Shadowland? Does it take IC/System ops/etc. to browse/read/post on
>Shadowland, or is that only necessary if they try to hack the system (I
>remember reading in the Lone Star book that they do use Black IC; I don't
have
>the Denver books so I wasn't sure on that). What do you guys think?


Yes and no... The way I've always pictured Shadowland is that there's one
system (low security) which lets you browse, make comments, etc, and another
(much higher security) system which you'd have to crack if you want to
remove a file.

Oh, and the answer is yes: you need to do system operations (retrieving
files, running queries, etc, are system operations). Given that you're
talking about public databases, you'd only have to roll if you want to
bypass any security on it (so that your illegal deck can enter, or so that
you don't have to pay the subscriber fee, etc).

Basically, if the system would let you do it normally (ie, you logged in
with a legal deck, and you're not decking), then you don't need to roll. But
they are still system operations.

--
.sig deleted to conserve electrons. robert.watkins@******.com
Message no. 3
From: Adam J <fro@***.AB.CA>
Subject: Re: Matrix Queries
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 23:21:23 -0700
At 20:55 11/02/98 EST, you wrote:
>Or, even more difficult: What about
>Shadowland? Does it take IC/System ops/etc. to browse/read/post on
>Shadowland, or is that only necessary if they try to hack the system (I
>remember reading in the Lone Star book that they do use Black IC; I don't
have
>the Denver books so I wasn't sure on that). What do you guys think?

I'll have an extensive article about Shadowland online sometime in the near
or not-so near future, depending on a few things.

With my interpretation, you need your own account just to log onto
Shadowland, the only way to get an active account is to prove yourself,
generally by finding something of value for the sysop or the userbase --
something I would prefer handled through role-playing...

-Adam J
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