{6EE6C "F6DEi vC:>>VD y@FC?6J #6>2DE6C65ÿ qd%rt\e'bv(\c)"y%
(use ROT47)
rms
{6EE6C "F6DEi vC:>>VD y@FC?6J #6>2DE6C65 qd%rt\e'bv(\c)"y%
(use ROT47)
rms
On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 10:29:13 -0700, "rms" <rmsmoo@moomoo.net> wrote:
{6EE6C "F6DEi vC:>>VD y@FC?6J #6>2DE6C65 qd%rt\e'bv(\c)"y%
(use ROT47)
rms
*--
Agent doesn't do ROT47 but are you guys giving away games that you
paid for from Steam? What if I had one or two that I bought a while
ago that I know I never will play again and aren't installed?
Agent doesn't do ROT47
Agent doesn't do ROT47
Sorry Ant! It was just an experiment, I'll use rot13 in future. any
decoder site has a rot47 option, just paste the code there
PW <noneused@noneused.net> looked up from reading the entrails of the
porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs say:
On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 10:29:13 -0700, "rms" <rmsmoo@moomoo.net> wrote:
{6EE6C "F6DEi vC:>>VD y@FC?6J #6>2DE6C65 qd%rt\e'bv(\c)"y%
(use ROT47)
rms
*--
Agent doesn't do ROT47 but are you guys giving away games that you
paid for from Steam? What if I had one or two that I bought a while
ago that I know I never will play again and aren't installed?
When you buy a game through steam, you choose whether it's a purchase
for yourself or someone else. That cannot be changed, so anything you
bought for you, you cannot give away later.
It's really only giveaway codes you can give away, since they can be
claimed by anyone.
Xocyll
On Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:03:04 -0500, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:
PW <noneused@noneused.net> looked up from reading the entrails of the
porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs say:
On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 10:29:13 -0700, "rms" <rmsmoo@moomoo.net> wrote:
{6EE6C "F6DEi vC:>>VD y@FC?6J #6>2DE6C65 qd%rt\e'bv(\c)"y%
(use ROT47)
rms
*--
Agent doesn't do ROT47 but are you guys giving away games that you
paid for from Steam? What if I had one or two that I bought a while
ago that I know I never will play again and aren't installed?
When you buy a game through steam, you choose whether it's a purchase
for yourself or someone else. That cannot be changed, so anything you >>bought for you, you cannot give away later.
It's really only giveaway codes you can give away, since they can be >>claimed by anyone.
Xocyll
*--
Got it X, except what are giveaway codes? Where are those from?
Thanks!
PW <noneused@noneused.net> looked up from reading the entrails of the
porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs say:
On Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:03:04 -0500, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:
PW <noneused@noneused.net> looked up from reading the entrails of the >>>porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs say:
On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 10:29:13 -0700, "rms" <rmsmoo@moomoo.net> wrote:
{6EE6C "F6DEi vC:>>VD y@FC?6J #6>2DE6C65 qd%rt\e'bv(\c)"y%
(use ROT47)
rms
*--
Agent doesn't do ROT47 but are you guys giving away games that you
paid for from Steam? What if I had one or two that I bought a while
ago that I know I never will play again and aren't installed?
When you buy a game through steam, you choose whether it's a purchase
for yourself or someone else. That cannot be changed, so anything you >>>bought for you, you cannot give away later.
It's really only giveaway codes you can give away, since they can be >>>claimed by anyone.
Xocyll
*--
Got it X, except what are giveaway codes? Where are those from?
Thanks!
Codes like Spalls and others post here, giveaways from various companies
to promote games or their other services (Amazon Prime springs to mind.)
Codes like Spalls and others post here, giveaways from various companies
to promote games or their other services (Amazon Prime springs to mind.)
On Thu, 08 Jan 2026 06:58:24 -0500, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:
PW <noneused@noneused.net> looked up from reading the entrails of the
porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs say:
On Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:03:04 -0500, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:
PW <noneused@noneused.net> looked up from reading the entrails of the >>>>porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs say:
On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 10:29:13 -0700, "rms" <rmsmoo@moomoo.net> wrote:
{6EE6C "F6DEi vC:>>VD y@FC?6J #6>2DE6C65 qd%rt\e'bv(\c)"y%
(use ROT47)
rms
*--
Agent doesn't do ROT47 but are you guys giving away games that you >>>>>paid for from Steam? What if I had one or two that I bought a while >>>>>ago that I know I never will play again and aren't installed?
When you buy a game through steam, you choose whether it's a purchase >>>>for yourself or someone else. That cannot be changed, so anything you >>>>bought for you, you cannot give away later.
It's really only giveaway codes you can give away, since they can be >>>>claimed by anyone.
Xocyll
*--
Got it X, except what are giveaway codes? Where are those from?
Thanks!
Codes like Spalls and others post here, giveaways from various companies
to promote games or their other services (Amazon Prime springs to mind.)
Or purchased through third-party vendors, like Fanatical (that's what
I did with my spur-of-the-moment Christmas Give-Away). You pay them
money, they give you a key. You then enter that key into Steam (or
wherever). Or you can give it away on Usenet.
Steam never gives keys away directly to customers. Even if you
purchase a game as a gift, you either have to transfer it to another
account, or keep it as an 'item' in your Steam inventory. It can only
be transferred through Steam.
However, Steam /does/ give keys to publishers... and they can then
sell (or give) those keys to third-parties. Those third-parties can
then give them away or sell them.
Note that it would be perfectly possible for people here to gift games
to other CSIPGA regulars through Steam. It's actually been done a few
times. However, that would require them to either be 'friends' on
Steam, or be in the same usergroup (like >https://steamcommunity.com/groups/CSPIGA ). Since it's all in Steam,
no keys are required.
However, since one of my stated goals is to promote conversation on
Usenet, I prefer to do my give-aways the old-fashioned way. Which
means keys.
On Thu, 08 Jan 2026 06:58:24 -0500, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:
PW <noneused@noneused.net> looked up from reading the entrails of the
porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs say:
On Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:03:04 -0500, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:
PW <noneused@noneused.net> looked up from reading the entrails of the >>>>porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs say:
On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 10:29:13 -0700, "rms" <rmsmoo@moomoo.net> wrote:
{6EE6C "F6DEi vC:>>VD y@FC?6J #6>2DE6C65 qd%rt\e'bv(\c)"y%
(use ROT47)
rms
*--
Agent doesn't do ROT47 but are you guys giving away games that you >>>>>paid for from Steam? What if I had one or two that I bought a while >>>>>ago that I know I never will play again and aren't installed?
When you buy a game through steam, you choose whether it's a purchase >>>>for yourself or someone else. That cannot be changed, so anything you >>>>bought for you, you cannot give away later.
It's really only giveaway codes you can give away, since they can be >>>>claimed by anyone.
Xocyll
*--
Got it X, except what are giveaway codes? Where are those from?
Thanks!
Codes like Spalls and others post here, giveaways from various companies
to promote games or their other services (Amazon Prime springs to mind.)
Or purchased through third-party vendors, like Fanatical (that's what
I did with my spur-of-the-moment Christmas Give-Away). You pay them
money, they give you a key. You then enter that key into Steam (or
wherever). Or you can give it away on Usenet.
Steam never gives keys away directly to customers. Even if you
purchase a game as a gift, you either have to transfer it to another
account, or keep it as an 'item' in your Steam inventory. It can only
be transferred through Steam.
However, Steam /does/ give keys to publishers... and they can then
sell (or give) those keys to third-parties. Those third-parties can
then give them away or sell them.
Note that it would be perfectly possible for people here to gift games
to other CSIPGA regulars through Steam. It's actually been done a few
times. However, that would require them to either be 'friends' on
Steam, or be in the same usergroup (like https://steamcommunity.com/groups/CSPIGA ). Since it's all in Steam,
no keys are required.
However, since one of my stated goals is to promote conversation on
Usenet, I prefer to do my give-aways the old-fashioned way. Which
means keys.
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