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20 Gmail invites to give out - first to respond gets one
2004-06-23, 8:13 AM #41
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Emon:
Ah hah. IE caches pages as plain HTML. A simple C++ or Java program could get you an invite overnight, with a crude but effective method. First, clear the entire cache except for the needed cookie. In your program, launch the command "iexplore gmailmachine url" and do a simple parsing of the file to find the random number. If it's 1337, stop. If not, kill iexplore.exe (any command line process app should work) and start over. It's crude, but I don't know how to refresh outside of IE without writing a plugin or some crap.

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my C++ skill does not extend this far. if you could write this...? [http://forums.massassi.net/html/wink.gif]. i'd be forever in your debt. (but then why this Gmail thing matters to me, I don't understand)


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Saberopus: omfq musical genuis j00 >mozart
Thrawn42689: Mozart = n00b
2004-06-23, 8:15 AM #42
This sure got a lot of posts really fast. It's funny how people are still posting their email addresses.

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2004-06-23, 8:17 AM #43
It's a really simple program, I'll do it today. If I manage to get anywhere with it, and if I get 20, I'll give* them out like I originally promised. After that it's off to eBay!

*Unless they actually sell for decent prices on eBay.

Oh yeah, I just thought of something. Once you hit 1337, the page probably expires after a certain amount of time, to prevent exactly what I'm trying to do. So that's why I'll have it start blaring an alarm sound through my speakers to wake me up in the middle of the night. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/biggrin.gif]

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Bassoon, n. A brazen instrument into which a fool blows out his brains.
2004-06-23, 8:17 AM #44
Just in case you got one more lying around,Emon:

b_arnold42 at hotmail.com

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2004-06-23, 8:19 AM #45
Damn, these threads grow!

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2004-06-23, 8:20 AM #46
heh, yeah. it's too early in the morning to count all the posts, so whatever:

cazor@mchsi.com

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2004-06-23, 8:39 AM #47
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Emon:

Oh yeah, I just thought of something. Once you hit 1337, the page probably expires after a certain amount of time, to prevent exactly what I'm trying to do. So that's why I'll have it start blaring an alarm sound through my speakers to wake me up in the middle of the night. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/biggrin.gif]

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I guess that would also let you know when your 1337 post comes



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Ya know? Common sense? Not really that common...
Ya know? Common sense? Not really that common...
2004-06-23, 8:46 AM #48
ug.... Looks like a no go emon... And you guys can stop refreshing too.. Someone hacked the gmachine guys gmail account....
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Someone has hacked my gmail account (g.machine@gmail.com) making it impossible for me to get into to send out codes to all of you. Everytime someone wins on the site it sends an email to that account, so i can send you a code. But i can't get into that email, if anyone else can figure out a method into the account that would be great, but until then i can't send out invites to anyone.

Sorry,
Scott Meinzer</font>


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Ya know? Common sense? Not really that common...
Ya know? Common sense? Not really that common...
2004-06-23, 9:00 AM #49
GOD DAMNIT I MISSED ANOTHER OF THESE

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2004-06-23, 9:23 AM #50
Is it over? I'll take my chances....

Grasshopper4232[wraar]comcast.net

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yay for not posting much ever
yay for not posting much ever
2004-06-23, 9:34 AM #51
i stopped refreshing after it started flashing my birthdate, driver's license number, social security number, and home address at me repeatedly o_O.

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Saberopus: omfq musical genuis j00 >mozart
Thrawn42689: Mozart = n00b
2004-06-23, 9:47 AM #52
According to my calculations, it would take about 69,313 refreshes to give you a 1 in 2 chance of winning. Wow, that's a lot.

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2004-06-23, 12:28 PM #53
Launching IE would be a lot of overhead. Just use sockets or use a wrapper class like CInternetSession. Grab the page, parse for 2 or more instances of 1337, sound the alarm, otherwise grab the page again. Heck, you could even multithread it. It wouldn't be bad.
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2004-06-23, 2:26 PM #54
trigger_happy_chewie@earthlink.net

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