FLASH: FlashZone.org *vs.* flashzone.com -- you be the judge!

[unique]

Sorry for the long FWD but I feel that this deserves to be posted in 

unsnipped form, as David Emberton gives much to the Flash Community. 

HTH.


Ken Sherwood


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>Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 17:18:21 -0800

>Subject: FlashZone.org - Win an Apple iBook Special Edition!

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From: "David J. Emberton" <davidflashzone [dot] org>

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To: <fzexpressflashzone [dot] org>

>Status:  U

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>Dear FlashZone.org Member,

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>Please take a moment to read through this important newsletter. It contains

>valuable information about our new web address, our brand new SearchPane

>service, and the quirky Own the Zone game that gives you the chance to win

>an iBook portable computer.

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>1. ORG or COM? How to tell the real FlashZone from the fake

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>2. Announcing SearchPane

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>3. Play 'Own The Zone' and Win an iBook!

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>Read on to get the low-down...

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>ORG or COM? How to tell the real FlashZone from the fake

>http://flashzone.org/index.html

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>Two weeks ago, FlashZone fell victim to a sophisticated hack attack

>instigated by the new registrant of the flashzone.com domain name. Using

>instant messaging technology, the company was able to assume the identity of

>FlashZone's coordinator, David J. Emberton, and obtain the server password

>from our site administrator during the course of a conversation.

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>Later, the company used that password to infiltrate the FlashZone web

>server, remove its contents and republish them with altered copyright labels

>at a new location. Since the incident occurred, FlashZone has worked

>vigorously to finalize a licensing agreement which would make the

>redistribution of our content at flashzone.com legal, unfortunately with

>little success.

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>As a result of events over the past fortnight, we've taken an important

>first step and decided to permanently rebrand our website as FlashZone.org,

>in keeping with our new main address. We regret the inconvenience this

>change may cause, but hope you will enjoy the enhancements that our newfound

>independence will bring.

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>How to spot the fake: At the time of this newsletter being sent,

>FlashZone.com continues to point to an illegitimate copy of our website. We

>strongly urge you to boycott this duplicate copy, taking care to use the

>authentic FlashZone.org address whenever possible. We appreciate that this

>may be a little confusing since both sites are nearly identical, so we've

>added a special "dot.ORiGinal" graphic to the logo on each of our pages.

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>Furthermore, we will continue to seek a formal resolution of the situation

>and keep you informed via this mailing list. On behalf of all of us here at

>FlashZone, thank you for your continued support and patronage of our site

>during this transition period.

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>Announcing SearchPane

>http://flashzone.org/search/index.html

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>To coincide with our relocation to FlashZone.org, we're unveiling our brand

>new SearchPane service that allows you to integrate a specialized Flash

>resource search engine into your site, without interrupting the user

>experience. We've integrated SearchPane across our site, and its especially

>easy to implement it on your sites as well. In fact, its as easy as linking

>to http://flashzone.org/search/index.html

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>When your users click on the SearchPane link, they won't even leave your

>site. Instead, SearchPane appears in a compact area to the left of the page

>that activated it. SearchPane is unique in that it indexes HTML documents,

>plus SWF and PDF files to maximize access to resources across the Flash

>developer network.

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>Please note that since this is a new service, there are likely to be a few

>minor bugs to work out. If you experience any problems using the service,

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please email davidflashzone [dot] org for a prompt response.

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>Play 'Own The Zone' and Win an iBook!

>http://flashzone.org/index.html

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>To show that we haven't lost our sense of humor, we decided to take a

>light-hearted approach to combating piracy with the 'Own The Zone' contest.

>The object of Own The Zone is to come up with a story in 250 words or less,

>explaining that YOU are in fact the rightful owner of FlashZone and how that

>came to be. The funniest and most outlandish tale will win its author a

>sweeet Apple iBook Special Edition, in sleek graphite colors with built-in

>wireless network capabilities.

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>Check out our current home page for more details on how to enter.

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>Message from the Editor

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>Well, what a month February has been! Despite our somewhat unfortunate

>Valentine's Day gift from Fusion Incorporated, its certainly been a busy

>time for us. Now that we have our new address to work from, we'll be more

>active than ever in bringing you the best in free resources, as well as

>exclusive discounts and offers from more-magic.com, the companion

>subscription service for Flash 4 Magic.

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>Until next time, happy flashing, and be sure to enter the Own The Zone

>contest! We'll definitely get a kick out of reading your entries, and the

>funniest ones will be posted at flashzone.org for everyone to appreciate :-)

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>Regards,

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>David J. Emberton

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