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[Trailhead] The Question - The Clock is Ticking
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Daeld
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 		[Trailhead] The Question - The Clock is Ticking
Just got an e-mail (along with others) I searched but could not find the trailhead anywhere else, so here it is:

Code:
   from   svaqgurqbbe@aol.com
to   daeld1@gmail.com,
thisisthelighterSPLATyahoo.com,
amandel77SPLATgmail.com,
rblackburnSPLATyesco.com
date   Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 10:17 AM
subject   The Question
mailed-by   aol.com
hide details 10:17 AM (7 hours ago)

  The   
 clock           
    is   
ticking.         
   Are 
   you           
 ready?


Edit: The username on the e-mail address:

svaqgurqbbe
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Rot 13 - findthedoor


Edit2: there was no camouflaged file without password (nor with svaqgurqbbe nor with findthedoor)

I don't have any other steg programs @ present

This was the pic that was attached:
thequestion.png
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thequestion.png

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CarnageBlack
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 		I don't have access now but when I can, I'll attempt to see what I can do.

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grindboy
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 		OK I'm in. Just browsing the forum and found that this one has only just started Very Happy be a nice diversion

[edit:to avoid double post]
I've sent an email to the unrotted address saying "I will enter" lets see where that gets us.
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Daeld
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grindboy wrote:

[edit:to avoid double post]
I've sent an email to the unrotted address saying "I will enter" lets see where that gets us.

nice! Very Happy

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grindboy
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 		Daeld is the formatting from the email the same as your post? Just in case the number of spaces in between words is significant:
5 16 4 13 5 13
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Daeld
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grindboy wrote:
Daeld is the formatting from the email the same as your post? Just in case the number of spaces in between words is significant:
5 16 4 13 5 13


Yes, but in the e-mail it was formatted such that the words were blacked-out and the lines formed a letter E in black. I needed to select the E to reveal the message. (looked a little like a key...)

Send me an email if you want to see it for yourself and I will forward it.

Edit:
This message from my gmail in an attempt to send an e-mail to the unrotted address:
Quote:
Technical details of permanent failure:
Google tried to deliver your message, but it was rejected by the recipient domain. We recommend contacting the other email provider for further information about the cause of this error. The error that the other server returned was: 550 550 MAILBOX NOT FOUND (state 14).


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DreamOfTheRood
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 		[quote="grindboy"]Daeld is the formatting from the email the same as your post? Just in case the number of spaces in between words is significant:
5 16 4 13 5 13

If we translate that over to the alphabet ...

5 = E
16 =p
4 = d
13 = m
5 = e
13 = m


That gave me bugger-all in the anagram serer.
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grindboy
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 		Emailed you my email address Daeld.

To clarify I've sent an email to svaqgurqbbeSPLATaol.com not got a delivery error yet.

DreamOfTheRood wrote:


If we translate that over to the alphabet ...

5 = E
16 =p
4 = d
13 = m
5 = e
13 = m


That gave me bugger-all in the anagram serer.


Yeh its not rotted either
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Daeld
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 		Oops, I thought you had the idea to send it to

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findthedoorSPLATaol.com

Embarassed
I also sent an e-mail to the original sender buy no reply yet.
(I thought un-rotted meant the decoded one!) Laughing

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DreamOfTheRood
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Daeld wrote:
Oops, I thought you had the idea to send it to

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findthedoorSPLATaol.com

Embarassed
I also sent an e-mail to the original sender buy no reply yet.
(I thought un-rotted meant the decoded one!) Laughing


I sent an email to the guy, asking him what I ought to be looking for.
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grindboy
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Daeld wrote:
Oops, I thought you had the idea to send it to

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
findthedoorSPLATaol.com

Embarassed
I also sent an e-mail to the original sender buy no reply yet.
(I thought un-rotted meant the decoded one!) Laughing


Yeh I jut realised my post wasn't clear! Smile

I don't think the numbers are an IP address either...
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 		I opened the picture in a text editor, and didn't find anything. Can't really find much anywhere for it.

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 		My bet (if I was a betting man) would be that this first image was just to get our attention. I don't think we'll make much more head way until we're contacted again.
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grindboy wrote:
My bet (if I was a betting man) would be that this first image was just to get our attention. I don't think we'll make much more head way until we're contacted again.


Yeah, we need some kind of psychic advice to make heads or tails of this.
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 		This sounds interesting... The text in the image reminds me a lot of "What is this game" from Staff of the Magi, not saying the 2 are related, but if they are related, I'm gonna say no thanks,lol... I could not stand "WITG", that's why I'm not playing "Something is Coming"... If it's not by them... I'm in Cool
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