Hey guys I just got an email from wowexpansionbeta@blizzard.com saying i've been selected for the beta. The site it forwards me to beta.worldofwarcraft.com asks me for my account and password. Is this the real deal or is someone trying to rip off my account?
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ThomamelasOnly one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered Userregular
Hey guys I just got an email from wowexpansionbeta@blizzard.com saying i've been selected for the beta. The site it forwards me to beta.worldofwarcraft.com asks me for my account and password. Is this the real deal or is someone trying to rip off my account?
No, but forward me the e-mail so I can help Blizzard track down these cowardly thieves.
if the last . is "worldofwarcraft.com", then yes, it is the genuine blizzard site. Just make sure the dots line up. In any case, if you type in "beta.worldofwarcraft.com" you are guaranteed to be on the blizzard site as they can be the only owners of worldofwarcraft.com. The ssl certificate matches that of worldofwarcraft.com and the link off their page to the regular account login.
For proof here ya go:
worldofwarcraft.com site certificate
beta.worldofwarcraft.com site certificate
As you can see, their certificate is for *.worldofwarcraft.com, they also own *.worldofwarcraft.com. www.worldofwarcraft.com is a subdomain, beta.worldofwarcraft.com is also a subdomain, they can make as many subdomains as they want.
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ThomamelasOnly one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered Userregular
Doesn't "@Blizzard.com" pretty much scream official? I mean, I'm not one o' them newfangled "hackers," but is it even possible to create an email account from blizzard.com while at the same time not being legit?
Doesn't "@Blizzard.com" pretty much scream official? I mean, I'm not one o' them newfangled "hackers," but is it even possible to create an email account from blizzard.com while at the same time not being legit?
Creating an account on their e-mail server would be hard, but spoofing the from address of an e-mail is trivial.
Doesn't "@Blizzard.com" pretty much scream official? I mean, I'm not one o' them newfangled "hackers," but is it even possible to create an email account from blizzard.com while at the same time not being legit?
Creating an account on their e-mail server would be hard, but spoofing the from address of an e-mail is trivial.
Oh, ok. So making it say@Blizzard.com doesn't actually mean it came from @Blizzard.com?
I'm pretty sure he's just pulling our legs, however:
The email you recieved should have the Beta Key about half-way down the body of the email. It should also have a FAQ for getting started on your Beta Account.
If you want to make 100% sure, if you're not, that it's legit, just go to the Beta Account section on the actual Blizzard site. Start the process from there, instead of the email link. Your Beta Key will work from there.
I said it long ago and it came up when as a question when I was in Cheyenne due to my mother's death last year
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You're playing the Joe Pesci role in Forar's and I's buddy movie. He's the responsible Danny Glover type and I'm the emotionally unstable Mel Gibson type.
You're playing the Joe Pesci role in Forar's and I's buddy movie. He's the responsible Danny Glover type and I'm the emotionally unstable Mel Gibson type.
I am definately too old for this shit.
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You're playing the Joe Pesci role in Forar's and I's buddy movie. He's the responsible Danny Glover type and I'm the emotionally unstable Mel Gibson type.
It's kind of sad that I still have the runesong dagger after a year and I am only 26 badges away from the Shattered sun one but I am also saving up for the Silver Crescent trinket it seems I will not get one of them before Wrath comes out
Meh, I replaced the icon already at level 71, still have the scryer blade. Although, I should probably pick up the exalted ashtongue trinket (yeah, I know, not everyone has the rep) and try that out. My glee at being affliction again completely made me oblivious to trying to see if that trinket is even worth a damn. (Which, it probably is)
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Holy crap guys WOTLK in 6 more hours of downloading!
Isn't the blizzard downloader work like a torrent? Why is it so slow?!
Your location explains it. I just downloaded a 142 meg patch in two minutes.
Location? Aren't you in Sweden?
I think it does have more to do with the nature of torrents and the amount of people seeding them. The initial client download and patches took hours, last nights beta patch soared into my computer while I was out walking the dog.
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ThomamelasOnly one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered Userregular
You're playing the Joe Pesci role in Forar's and I's buddy movie. He's the responsible Danny Glover type and I'm the emotionally unstable Mel Gibson type.
I am definately too old for this shit.
The three stooges are on in 20 mins.
You're never too old for this type of drama. It's healthy.
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No, but forward me the e-mail so I can help Blizzard track down these cowardly thieves.
I just checked my email and was all like /wheeeeeee email from noreply@blizzard.com.
Then realized it was just for upgrading my trial account.
Yes.... I mean no.
I mean PM it to me first, before Thom gets ahold of it.
Just to be safe.
For proof here ya go:
worldofwarcraft.com site certificate
beta.worldofwarcraft.com site certificate
As you can see, their certificate is for *.worldofwarcraft.com, they also own *.worldofwarcraft.com. www.worldofwarcraft.com is a subdomain, beta.worldofwarcraft.com is also a subdomain, they can make as many subdomains as they want.
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Hold on, I can't let you play the hero. You have a wife and kids. Just send me the e-mail and let Forar go see his family.
Creating an account on their e-mail server would be hard, but spoofing the from address of an e-mail is trivial.
Oh, ok. So making it say @Blizzard.com doesn't actually mean it came from @Blizzard.com?
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The email you recieved should have the Beta Key about half-way down the body of the email. It should also have a FAQ for getting started on your Beta Account.
If you want to make 100% sure, if you're not, that it's legit, just go to the Beta Account section on the actual Blizzard site. Start the process from there, instead of the email link. Your Beta Key will work from there.
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"Tardo Wan" sounds like a Jedi that required 436 years to train and then killed himself by looking into his lightsaber while turning it on."
... wait a minute, which one of us is married again?
All shenanigans aside, congratulations! I enjoyed seeing the evolution of TBC over the months, so enjoy it while you can.
Change the from and the reply to in the header. How you do that is left as an exercise for the reader.
I was married once. You're far more likely to get married then I am to do it again.
I plan on getting married once even if it ends badly I don't plan on doing it again
I really don't even feel like dating anymore
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That said, I don't think the PA forums of any sort need more 'girl problem' threads.
damnit Forar is too quick for me.
You're playing the Joe Pesci role in Forar's and I's buddy movie. He's the responsible Danny Glover type and I'm the emotionally unstable Mel Gibson type.
I am definately too old for this shit.
Altho I think I've found the person I wanna marry..... But I'm sure everyone thought that at some point -.-;;
The three stooges are on in 20 mins.
Meh, I replaced the icon already at level 71, still have the scryer blade. Although, I should probably pick up the exalted ashtongue trinket (yeah, I know, not everyone has the rep) and try that out. My glee at being affliction again completely made me oblivious to trying to see if that trinket is even worth a damn. (Which, it probably is)
Isn't the blizzard downloader work like a torrent? Why is it so slow?!
Because torrents work better when there are lots of people seeding?
It's not just girls who are crazy, some of the boys I dated were fairly crazy.
Your location explains it. I just downloaded a 142 meg patch in two minutes.
Not that I'm complaining.
I'm pretty sure people in general are crazy.
You needn't look any further than the local LFG, Trade or General channels to see this in real time.
Alternatively, watch otherwise intelligent human beings become utterly dumbfounded by a door.
So uh.. Where do you live?
Location? Aren't you in Sweden?
I think it does have more to do with the nature of torrents and the amount of people seeding them. The initial client download and patches took hours, last nights beta patch soared into my computer while I was out walking the dog.
Pretty much. Some can be crazier then others. Sometimes they make it easy to spot by doing things like wearing red hair.
You're never too old for this type of drama. It's healthy.