Thread: need serious help with new project...

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yep it's me again the chat program guy, posting another dead thread...(dustball rolls by)

anyway here goes, I started to make a rat at 11:30pm GB time, and this is what ive made in that sad few hours, I hope someone has some clues on the following..

1. how to program a edit server file and server file.
2. password protecting the connection to the server file.
3. encrypting the data sent too and from the client and server file.
4. cool vb snippets for rats.

that last one isn't really needed but it would be usefull...

hope someone will help me...(another dustball rolls by) lol just kiddin.

~peace

The Black Death

hello black death

i know i've seen an edit server example in vb somewhere, there is almost certainly one on this site.

as for password protection, try making some code for this course of events: the client connects. on connection, if the server is passworded it sends a string to the client saying that a password is required. upon receiving this, the password dialog box pops up on the client window. the client enters a password. if it is correct, the server sets a boolean ('authenticated' for example) to 'true', and all commands sent to the server will execute. otherwise, the server leaves 'authenticated' at its' default (false), and then sends the same password command to the client, thus popping up the password dialog box again. you could secure this method from brute forcing by having a password timeout (such as disconnecting the client after 3 incorrect password attempts).

encryption shouldn't be too hard, search pscode or something for an algorithm ported to vb. as for implementing it, have the client encrypt data right before it is sent and have the server decrypt all data before it is dealt with (sure, pretty obvious but hey at least i'm trying to help here.)

i do have quite a few snippets somewhere on my old hard drive if you would like them. i will try to find them and post them if anyone else wants them as well.

sorry man i would have some code but i haven't dealt with vb in ages. hope this little bit helps.

forget VB, pick up a copy of delphi.

forget VB, pick up a copy of delphi.

true true

thanks rekonstructed , any snippets you've got would be great.

@Urban - had delphi, baffled my head, visual basic is easier to understand i think.

one possibility is, that u open your server as a file of char and seek the end...
write there your data...

when server starts, it has to read the data out of it from a copy... but the edit string should have a static size...

when u want to read... just jump to server position - <static string size>

should work with every language..

br

Natok

sry for bad english

no offense but that went right over my head, I'm not that advanced with programming... i could do with an example maybe, or more details... ie tutorial with pictures:p lol

@ rekonstructed - btw, I couldn't find a vb server file or edit server...

i'll look for an example black death, and when i find snippets i'll post them as well. you really should consider moving to delphi though when you get better at programming. in the meantime, enjoy a copy of the visual basic black book with source included. btw spell my nick right lol its rekonstrukted with a k, not a c :p

soz man didnt realise

btw, thanks for the black book