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Captain Calves,
I too am a Zoner but have never considered myself immune to a pirate tax. Fortunately, many of the Corsairs and Outcasts are gracious enough not to and those that do are fair about it.
If you're having IFF issues, expect at the least to be questioned about it. It's happened to most of us at some point. Right now, I'm having that issue myself but am working on a fix.
Remember, Corsairs and Outcasts CAN be a friend but if they're having a bad day or something, they can equally be your enemy.
Calves, your plight is but the tip of a huge iceberg. I see numerous "Zoners" every bloody day who can't seem to afford a decent Comms Tech aboard. While there are a gaggle of Zoner ID's wherever one chooses to look, the Transponders of these vessels are badly mistuned in 90% of the observed cases.
So.. the answer should be plain as the schnozz on your face. Get a decent Comms Tech, and save the bluster until you can truly claim to be a bonafide Zoner, sir.
***Incomming transmission***
Source: Manuel Benitez
ID: Manuel or Manu Benitez
To: Andrew Beast
Who are you? I didn?t see you near Corsair space, maybe you are a smart guy or maybe a coward one. I think that the second option is perfect for you. If you have big guns and a big ship, we will had a good and hot wellcome in Gamma (we ever need more workers).
Remember man that dogs can bite and kill.
Hey, nearly I forget it: if you don?t have nothing intelligent to say, shut your mouth. Please, don?t hurt our sensibility with yours hollow words.