I have been hit with this as well on one of my alts. interestingly, I have only ever logged that account in with v-d builds or firestorm. I've sent an abuse report asking for clarification. im about to contact support. > From: jess...@trinityenterprises.ca > To: opensource-dev@lists.secondlife.com > Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:41:56 -0400 > Subject: Re: [opensource-dev] Unjust Banning of residents? > > This is interesting as our support team has had reports of this from some of > our own users. We figured it was phishing and suggested said users contact > LL. I don't know the results however... > > Jessica Lyon > > -----Original Message----- > From: opensource-dev-boun...@lists.secondlife.com > [mailto:opensource-dev-boun...@lists.secondlife.com] On Behalf Of > mala...@tamzap.com > Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 2:23 PM > To: Marine Kelley > Cc: opensource-dev@lists.secondlife.com > Subject: Re: [opensource-dev] Unjust Banning of residents? > > I thought it was a phishing attempt as well. But the account has been > removed from second life. POOF. so unless some phisher has the ability > to terminate accounts this is as real as it gets. > > > On Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:21:48 +0200, Marine Kelley wrote: > > Careful, it could be a phishing attempt. Do NOT click on any of the > > links inside this email (unless you're certain it comes from Linden > > Lab, but then again emails can be spoofed). > > > > On 16/08/2011, mala...@tamzap.com <mala...@tamzap.com> wrote: > >> exactly which is why this message is so disturbing. accounts have > >> been > >> terminated from second life for using a viewer not listed in the > >> directory. > >> > >> > >> "This email is notification that Linden Lab has terminated > >> your access to the Second Life virtual world due to severe > >> or repeated violations of the Second Life Terms of Service > >> or Community Standards. Your (account name 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx') and > >> alternate Second Life accounts have been > >> made permanently inaccessible." > >> > >> > >> On Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:33:39 -0400, Erin Mallory wrote: > >>> Last I checked there is no requirement to use an approved tvp. even > >>> on the tvp listing page. Looking at the policy and the directory > >>> pages, no where does it say that the viewer must be listed in the > >>> tvp... > >>> http://secondlife.com/corporate/tpv.php > >>> http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory > >>> > >>> "You may connect to Second Life using software released by a > >>> third-party developer. Linden Lab provides a Policy on Third-Party > >>> Viewers [1] to promote a positive and predictable experience for > >>> all > >>> Second Life Residents." > >>> > >>>> Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:23:21 -0700 > >>>> From: mala...@tamzap.com > >>>> To: opensource-dev@lists.secondlife.com > >>>> Subject: [opensource-dev] Unjust Banning of residents? > >>>> > >>>> Violation: Third Party Viewer Usage > >>>> You are connecting to the grid with a viewer that is not in the > >>> third > >>>> party viewer directory. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> However... > >>>> > >>>> A viewer does not need to be on the Third Party Viewer Directory > >>>> in > >>>> order for development or usage of it to be compliant with the > >>>> Third > >>> > >>>> Party Viewer Policy (see Policy on Third-Party Viewers | Second > >>> Life) > >>>> and the Terms of Service. While I am sure you are well aware of > >>> this, it > >>>> can also be deduced through common sense that the open source > >>> program > >>>> (Snowstorm, Snowglobe, etc) would not be able to exist in an > >>> environment > >>>> where every personal compile had to be listed on the TPVD before > >>>> it > >>> > >>>> could even begin to undergo any form of live quality assurance > >>>> processes. > >>>> > >>>> Long story short, unless there have been recent changes to the > >>> Terms of > >>>> Service that I am unaware of, or if there are relevant sections > >>> that I > >>>> have missed that indicate that a viewer that complies with the > >>> Third > >>>> Party Viewer Policy still must be in the Directory to be > >>> legitimately > >>>> used, I would request that you provide me with them. > >>>> > >>>> What this means is every single BETA tester for every client on > >>>> the > >>> > >>>> TPVD is at risk of losing their accounts because that compiled > >>> version > >>>> of that client is not listed on the TPVD. Each and every Developer > >>> who > >>>> has worked so hard to help Linden Lab build their Client into what > >>> it is > >>>> is at risk of losing their accounts because each time they > >>> recompile the > >>>> source it isn't listed in the TPVD and is now considered a > >>> Violation of > >>>> some hidden TOS clause. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> I am posting this to this forum because I wanted to get feed back > >>> from > >>>> the community. As I myself and a developer who has contributed > >>> patches > >>>> to various TPVD Clients and am now finding myself cautious to even > >>> use > >>>> these clients source codes to help them. I would like > >>>> clarification > >>> from > >>>> Linden Lab as well as other Developers on this new banning policy > >>> that > >>>> is requiring every compiled client that connects to second life to > >>> be > >>>> listed in the TPVD. > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: > >>>> http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev > >>>> Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated > >>>> posting > >>> privileges > >>> > >>> > >>> Links: > >>> ------ > >>> [1] http://secondlife.com/corporate/tpv.php > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: > >> http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev > >> Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting > >> privileges > >> > > _______________________________________________ > Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: > http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev > Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting > privileges > > _______________________________________________ > Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: > http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev > Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges
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