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Old 10-16-2007, 08:29 AM
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great summary
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Old 10-16-2007, 08:34 AM
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Old 10-16-2007, 08:35 AM
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like its been said, good summary...

pretty shocking stuff, but who knows if AP will care to address these issues in any depth, too bad most of their users won't find out too much about this
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Old 10-16-2007, 08:37 AM
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Can someone comment on the actual likelihood of an account that was created SO early in the Absolute alpha-testing process (so early as to be account ID 363) CONTINUING to possess "superuser" capabilities over the course of nearly 8 or 10 years (what with all the various software upgrades / fixes, etc)?

It's not that I'm not 100% convinced with all the evidence that we've collected to date. It's just that nearly every explanation given to this point starts with the premise that there's an account that was created VERY early on in the game that has hole-card viewing capability. It's possible that it's the original creator of that account who is a rogue programmer, but more likely that the real rogue guy is a more recently-employed programmer who just "discovered" this older superuser testing account (otherwise we'd have to believe that the original rogue programmer just "sat on" the superuser account for nearly 8 years before exploiting it). But can some systems-admin guys comment on the just how realistic an assumption it is that a testing account that was created 8 whole years ago, when the Absolute software looked and functioned very, very differently than it does now would CONTINUE to "work" through all the various upgrades, patches, software overhauls, etc, that have happened since Absolute's inception?
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Old 10-16-2007, 08:42 AM
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Isn't it possible that the account was actually used to help with a lot of the upgrades and overhauls, especially for the introduction of new games as the site gained popularity? If this is the case then having a test-account which is compatible with all the overhauls is neccessary for the upgrades to be developed, tested and introduced in the first place. Absolute did recently had a massive overhaul which could have led to the discovery of the account by a new programmer.
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Old 10-16-2007, 08:42 AM
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Old 10-16-2007, 08:45 AM
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Wow, this sent a shiver down my spine. Some great detective work has gone one here.

FWIW, given how many online casinos there are it would be amazing if this sort of thing never happened ever. Even bank employees have been convicted of supposidly clever transfers from people's accounts in such a way that they may not notice. And banks are, I guess, more heavily regulated than some online casinos. I just hope it gets sorted in a way that leaves no reasonable questions unanswered.
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Old 10-16-2007, 08:50 AM
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Old 10-16-2007, 09:04 AM
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Anyone who doubts the story should read those hand histories - they're very damning.
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Old 10-16-2007, 09:15 AM
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