You can try the following two methods to join the irc server. The first would be to use a java client running on the site that gives out the beta keys. Just head over to worldofwar and the chat will try to auto connect to the server. The second method would be to either use the chatzilla add-on for firefox or a regular client for irc like mirc.

You will have to do the following if you choose the latter methods or the auto connect fails. Type in the following command and hit enter:

• /server irc.incgamers.com

Once connected you have to enter the channel where the contest takes place:

• /join #wow

Sometimes you get a message that your nickname is in use, to change your nickname type

• /nick anothername

The last command that makes you join the contest would be:

• /msg bc enter

Substitute with your email, with your wow account name and select either US or EU depending where you play the game.

You do not have to be present after you have done this few steps, just stay connected and hope that you are chosen by the channel bot.

The server seems to be flooding with people at the moment, I had troubles connecting, just try again if that happens to you. You will eventually make it. Remember the contest runs for 5 days.

Link to the contest announcement

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According to Greg a software know as the “warden client” is executed every 15 seconds on all World of Warcraft clients that are currently playing the game. Here is what Greg found out about it:

• The warden dumps all the DLL’s using a ToolHelp API call. It reads information from every DLL loaded in the ‘world of warcraft’ executable process space. No big deal.
• The warden then uses the GetWindowTextA function to read the window text in the titlebar of every window. These are windows that are not in the WoW process, but any program running on your computer.
• I watched the warden sniff down the email addresses of people I was communicating with on MSN, the URL of several websites that I had open at the time, and the names of all my running programs, including those that were minimized or in the toolbar. These strings can easily contain social security numbers or credit card numbers, for example, if I have Microsoft Excel or Quickbooks open w/ my personal finances at the time.

  Once these strings are obtained, they are passed through a hashing function and compared against a list of ‘banning hashes’

• Next, warden opens every process running on your computer. When each program is opened, warden then calls ReadProcessMemory and reads a series of addresses – usually in the 0×0040xxxx or 0×0041xxxx range – this is the range that most executable programs on windows will place their code. Warden reads about 10-20 bytes for each test, and again hashes this and compares against a list of banning hashes.

Gregs conclusion is that the warden client can be declared to belong to the category of spyware. The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) calls it a massive invasion of privacy.

According to the EFF Blizzard has come up with three responses:

Warden doesn’t collect personal information, so what’s the problem?

The thing is, warden does at least scan personal information and process these findings. In other words, a privacy invasion takes place even though Blizzard claims that no data is saved.

Everyone’s doing it. Blizzard points out that many companies use hack-scanning programs

Thats no excuse, is it ?

Read the EULA. Blizzard advises gamers of its intent to invade in its terms of service. “People should read contracts, says Blizzard rep John Lagrave.

Well, I don´t know a lot of Gamers who actually read the EULA of a game and Blizzard surely knows this.

Hoglund released a tool called The Governor that watches the activities of World of Warcraft, and clearly reports which data is being read from other processes. You can download it at Greg Hoglunds site

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