Possible solution to losing items to account hackers

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From: John Gordon
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:46

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I've been playing Rift a little bit.  I don't really like it that much so
far, but I'm giving it a chance.

Anyway, one new feature they just introduced is called "Coin Lock", and
it's intended as a protection against losing items/gold to account thieves.

When you log in from an unfamilar IP address your account gets coin locked,
which means you cannot get rid of any items or gold.  You can't sell, buy,
trade, or destroy anything.

A confirmation email is sent to your registered email address which
contains a custom link to the rift website page for removing the coin lock
from your account.

It seems like a neat idea.

-- 
John Gordon                   A is for Amy, who fell down the stairs
gor...@panix.com              B is for Basil, assaulted by bears
                                -- Edward Gorey, "The Gashlycrumb Tinies"

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Subject: Possible solution to losing items to account hackers
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