Invalid CD key message on some servers

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Why do some servers give me invalid CD key messages, while other don't?

This one tells me my cd key is invalid [Nerim] ffa rulez !,
62.4.16.76:27960, Q3 1.32 linux-i386 Oct 7 2002

This one lets me play: +FH+ FFA!, 67.15.18.190:27960, Q3 1.32 linux-i386 Oct
7 2002

 

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"Ook" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message news:<AIudnYf6dZQ-IK3cRVn-qw@giganews.com>...
> Why do some servers give me invalid CD key messages, while other don't?
>
> This one tells me my cd key is invalid [Nerim] ffa rulez !,
> 62.4.16.76:27960, Q3 1.32 linux-i386 Oct 7 2002
>
> This one lets me play: +FH+ FFA!, 67.15.18.190:27960, Q3 1.32 linux-i386 Oct
> 7 2002

From the PunkBuster-site
(http://www.evenbalance.com/index.php?page=faq-q3.php):

Why do I sometimes get messages saying "Invalid cdkey", "Mistyped
cdkey?" and/or "Client Unknown to Auth"?

These messages are not PB-related issues. They have to do with your
cdkey and id Software's cdkey authorization server. Some players
report that deleting the q3key file from the various folders where the
game is installed will fix the problem after they re-enter their cdkey
one more time. Others say that connecting to servers inside the game
instead of using an external game browser such as GameSpy or
All-Seeing-Eye will fix the problem. Many players can reduce or
eliminate the problem when these messages appear by pressing tilde
(the ~ key) to bring down the console and entering this into the
console (without the quotes): "/timescale 100".