Secure Download
THIS PAGE WILL EXPLAIN THE NEW DOWNLOAD SYSTEM IMPLEMENTED WITH THE HELP OF AVSIM.
HISTORY:
RECENTLY THERE HAS BEEN A SPATE OF COMMERCIAL PIRACIES OF FREEWARE WORKS,DOZENS OF AUTHORS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED, INCLUDING MYSELF. IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE THE RISKS TO FREEWARE AUTHORS AND TO HOPEFULLY PROVIDE GREATER PROTECTION FOR ALL OF US, AVSIM HAVE DESIGNED A DOWNLOAD SYSTEM WHICH KEEPS A RECORD OF WHO HAS DOWNLOADED A PARTICULAR FILE.
HOW IT WORKS:
WHEN YOU CLICK TO DOWNLOAD AN AIRCRAFT, YOU WILL BE TAKEN TO THE SECURE DOWNLOAD MAIN SCREEN. FROM THERE SELECT THE FILE FROM THE LIST YOU WISH TO DOWNLOAD AND ENTER YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS. AN EMAIL WILL BE SENT IMMEDIATELY TO THE ADDRESS GIVEN AND THAT CONTAINS A LINK FOR YOU TO CLICK ON IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE DOWNLOAD.
PLEASE FULLY READ THE INSTRUCTIONS ON EACH WEBPAGE, IF YOU DO NOT FOLLOW THEM COMPLETELY THE DOWNLOAD WILL NOT WORK!
AS THERE IS NO WAY TO ORGANISE THE LIST EFFECTIVELY, WHAT I HAVE DONE IS LIST THE AIRCRAFT AS BEST I CAN, ALPHABETICALLY BY TYPE. ALL NEW RELEASES WILL GO TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST UNFORTUNATLY. THIS IS NOT MY FAULT, IT IS HOW THE SYSTEM OPERATES AT THE MOMENT, IT`S NOT DESIRABLE I KNOW, BUT HOPEFULLY WE CAN IMPROVE THINGS OVER THE COMING MONTHS. REMEMBER TO FIND THE LATEST FILES, SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST.
SECURITY:
YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IS STORED IN A DOWNLOAD LOG, ON A SECURE SERVER AT AVSIM. YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED BY MYSELF AND TOM ALLENSWORTH AT AVSIM, BY PASSWORD AND IS TOTALLY SECURE. YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WILL NEVER BE DISCLOSED, REVEALED OR GIVEN OUT TO ANYBODY AND IS RETAINED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECORD KEEPING. YOU WILL NOT BE SPAMMED, HASSLED, PUT ON ANY KIND OF MAILING LIST OR MISUSED IN ANY WAY.
IS ALL THIS REALLY NECESSARY?
SADLY, YES IT IS. I HAVE NOW BEEN RIPPED OFF 3 TIMES BY COMMERCIAL COMPANIES, AND MANY TIMES BY OTHER FREEWARE AUTHORS. THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE TO SECURE DOWNLOAD WAS TO RETIRE FROM DESIGNING AND TO CLOSE THE SITE DOWN. I DID NOT WANT TO DO THAT, BUT I AM SICK AND TIRED OF HAVING MY WORK STOLEN. I`M AFRAID THIS IS THE ONLY OPTION. I HOPE YOU WILL ALL UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS NEEDED,AND THAT THE VILLAINS HERE ARE THE PIRATES. ALSO BE AWARE THAT OTHER DESIGNERS ARE IMPLEMENTING THIS SCHEME, AND IF YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED THE ERIC ERNST 757/767 PANEL YOU WILL HAVE USED SECURE DOWNLOAD ALREADY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OVER THIS TOUGH TIME, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING MANY MORE HIGH QUALITY ( I HOPE ! ) AIRCRAFT WITH YOU IN THE FUTURE.
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