Why does this fake product key validate as being genuine (..

[xp guy]

Full-Quoter Jay wrote:

> I don't take offense at all, just correcting the mis-notion that
> msnews.microsoft.com is a "usenet server". This is a private server
> running NNTP software on, YES, nntp port 119 and it also feeds TO
> and FROM usenet,

With all of that, what makes it a private server?

> that's why you can access these groups on news.east.cox.net
> or news.west.cox.net for example because COX subscribes to
> the feed and so do most other named companies.

Sad little puppy.

Microsoft could turn off that server and we'd still be able to read and
post messages to this news group.

> "Usenet" is comprised of literally thousands of servers that
> grab this feed.

You think that _all_ or _any_ of the posting in the microsoft.* set of
groups do, or must, originate from the Microsoft server? Do you know
how wrong you'd be?

> Microsoft could just as easily disable the feeds and everyone
> would then have to configure it in the news reader of their
> choice but that wouldn't be in their best interest of course.

If Microsoft disabled their feed (or more correctly, ended their peering
arrangement), then the MS servers would continue to operate - in
isolation. If you connected directly to them, you could still read and
write new posts, and they'd be visible on the MS server, but _only_ on
the MS server. Meanwhile, the rest of the world would continue to carry
the same set of microsoft.* groups, and they would end up having
different content (different posts).

[terry r.]

The date and time was Friday, March 27, 2009 5:39:31 PM, and on a whim,
Jake Marley pounded out on the keyboard:

> On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:10:14 -0700, "Terry R." <F1Com@NOSPAMpobox.com>
> wrote:
>
>> The date and time was Friday, March 27, 2009 1:24:46 PM, and on a whim,
>> Jake Marley pounded out on the keyboard:
>>
>>> On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:52:51 -0700, "Terry R." <F1Com@NOSPAMpobox.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> The date and time was Friday, March 27, 2009 7:32:36 AM, and on a whim,
>>>> Jake Marley pounded out on the keyboard:
>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:32:50 -0500, Jay <user@domain.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>> I suggest you read about what usenet is and how it works.
>>>>>> This is NOT usenet. Just because a particular group or set of groups is
>>>>>> FED to usenet does not make msnews.microsoft.com "usenet" OR a usenet
>>>>>> server. If that were true, then please explain to us how to access
>>>>>> alt.binaries.whatever from this server.
>>>>> Stupid test - probably a reflection of your IQ.
>>>>>
>>>>> There are many Usenet servers that don't carry alt.binaries.
>>>> Why don't you learn to reply without being offensive. Intelligent
>>>> people don't feel the need to belittle others.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Terry R.
>>> I will... right after you stop using that obnoxious reply header.
>>>
>>> You won't, so bite me.
>> Thanks for letting us all know your intelligence level.
>>
>>
>> Terry R.
>
> OOH! OOH!
>
> I've been DISSED!
>
> I am SO TOTALLY mortified!

No, you're just a little person hiding behind a keyboard and you think
you can say anything you want. People like you can't say anything face
to face. That's why your email is invalid I'm sure.


Terry R.
--
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Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply.

[leroy]

Thanks. All product keys posted to this newsgroup thread have now been
reported to piracy@microsoft.com

eek8v.7xxpl@8dt7g.beu2o wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Can anyone tell me why the pirated product key ""
> validates as being genuine on all Microsoft tests?
>
> As an experiment, I tried installing a Simplified Chinese volume licensed copy
> of Windows XP with this key (one of the most popular pirated keys in China)
> and to my surprise, it worked flawlessly on all validations.
>
> The following tests all reported it as being genuine:
>
> Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications KB905474 (wgatray.exe/wgalogon.dll)
> The update website at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
> The update website at http://microsoftupdate.microsoft.com/
> Genuine Advantage website http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/valida ... teNow.aspx
>
> Is this key deliberately whitelisted for some reason?
>

[g. morgan]

Jay wrote:

>> I suggest you read about what usenet is and how it works.
>
>This is NOT usenet. Just because a particular group or set of groups is
>FED to usenet does not make msnews.microsoft.com "usenet" OR a usenet
>server. If that were true, then please explain to us how to access
>alt.binaries.whatever from this server.

I disagree.

To me, NNTP=Usenet

Initiating server query ...
Looking up IP address for domain: msnews.microsoft.com
The IP address for the domain is: 207.46.248.16
Connecting to the server on remote port: 119
[Connected] The server greeted our connection with this message:
200 NNTP Service 6.0.3790.1830 Version: 6.0.3790.1830 Posting Allowed
Query complete.

[frank slootweg]

G. Morgan <usenet_abuse@gawab.com> wrote:
> Jay wrote:
>
> >> I suggest you read about what usenet is and how it works.
> >
> >This is NOT usenet. Just because a particular group or set of groups is
> >FED to usenet does not make msnews.microsoft.com "usenet" OR a usenet
> >server. If that were true, then please explain to us how to access
> >alt.binaries.whatever from this server.
>
> I disagree.
>
> To me, NNTP=Usenet

Indeed! The first 'N' is *clearly* the first letter of "Usenet"! The
idiots who wrote the RFCs, think it means "Network News Transfer
Protocol", the ignorant dweebs!