1. centralize all this, ubbdev maybe. register, gets enqueed, staff here review it, approve/deny, get a free key. 2. use that key to download scripts from other ubb mod sites which use a script provided that uses sockets or something to grab a data file from a central local which scans and checks to see if the key matchs one in the database that is approved. 3. maybe i'm just rambling again.
i really think qasic has a good idea, it just needs some fine tuning.
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