When you click on a link with a ?cgi reference you are directed to a sponsor�s website or an antileech protected file. Cgi Scripts - These are referrers which are used in url�s. C? File - File extension that indicates that a file is part of an. When someone replies to an older topic it is brought back to the top of the list. Whenever a new topic is created the older topics are pushed one place downwards in the list. Each new discussion is called a new topic or thread and has it's own link. One person leaves a message then others come along, read it and add a reply. Bulletin Board - A virtual meeting place on the web similar to a chat room except that it isn't in real time. These can occur for a multitude of reasons (old Bill likes to keep us guessing!) and are the bane of PC user's lives. It is actually an acronym for 'Blue Screen Of Death'. BSOD - Many people read about BSODs on bulletin boards and think that they're being insulted, but there is no need to get paranoid. Similar groups in charge of controlling software 'theft' include the SIIA, SPA and ELSPA. BSA - An acronym for Business Software Alliance, an organisation who are responsible for enforcing anti-piracy litigation. Beta - Refers to an almost finished piece of software that is released to the public for bug testing. To get the correct login details you must click on several banners.

Banner Site - Password and username restricted FTP site. ASF File - The worst quality movie file format (still pretty good though), much smaller in size than dat or mpg. Anti-Leech - A system which uses cgi scripts to prevent people stealing links and then taking the credit for uploading the files. Usually full of bugs, so don't touch it with a barge pole.

Alpha - Software receives this label when it is in the very early stages of development. Active List - Similar to a mailing list, but uses ICQ to send instant messages to subscribers. Ace File - The first file in a series of compressed archives (the one you double click on to decompress all the files at once). 0-Sec - Same as above, although the period of time between ripping a game or application and it appearing on a warez site is even shorter.

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