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WRe

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Online Information: vdh flipbooks offline
« on: February 16, 2020, 09:28:21 »
Hi,
all flipbooks (see https://www.sl113.org/wiki/Documents/Start or https://mercedesclubs.de/anleitungen)
offered by vdh Mercedes Club Germany are offline* at the moment because they were hacked and the download procedure for the pdfs was published in the Internet.
...WRe

* https://forum.mercedesclub.de/wcf/index.php?article/3-fluch-oder-segen-das-vdh-flipbook-archiv/

Peter van Es

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Re: Online Information: vdh flipbooks offline
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2020, 13:43:09 »
Unfortunate, but one of the realities of the internet. That is why we are unable to copy or post the Service manuals/BBB to the Technical Wiki. The Wiki has developed as a "labour of love" by a small number members on this site. It is original material, which is why we can make it available. Occasionally I need to remove copyrighted material, but your own diagrams or photos are safe.

I am sure that whoever downloaded the flipbooks as PDF's intends to make money off them by selling them on-line or as a CD.

I hope that the Mercedesclub Germany is able to build in enough safeguards to allow access again. WRe... perhaps I could even enter into a discussion with them (if you have a technical contact there) to allow our Full Members to access the flipbooks using their sl113.org log in.

Peter
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