Cure95

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Cure95 was a UNIX programmer who developed two bots for the original Worlds Chat. He discovered how to exploit the packets for the server and create his own bots. These bots were reported to be outside map boundaries and would say non-sensible things.

“A nifty bit of programming. These things hung around in Chat for a little over two weeks, and we eventually discovered that both bots were the property of a UNIX coder in Chicago who called himself Cure95. By hacking the teleport redirect coordinates, he could place his bot outside the platform railing, and by hacking the message subprotocol, he could parse strings and send multiple messages much faster than anyone could type.” - Wolf Schmidt in Bruce Damers AVATARS, 19971)