Comment on The oldest Minecraft server, MinecraftOnline, is being shut down by Microsoft
JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 week agoThe whole way Mojang “bans” servers is by marking certain IPs to always be told the connecting account is invalid.
Do they do that or just return an error? Because as described that sounds illegal.
KelvarCherry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
Microsoft can revoke service for any reason, so it’s legal. Yes, this is exactly how it is done internally. The only way to bypass Mojang’s blocking is to run a “Cracked” server, where accounts are never checked, but in that system anyone can log on as any name.)
JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 week ago
What I’m saying is that it sounds like lying. If you say “Hey, is KelvarCherry legit?” And they say “no” they’re lying, but if they say “you’re not allowed to verify users” that seems fine.