This is what ive said, yet no action from Valve either way :| ----- Original Message ----- From: "Whisper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <hlds@list.valvesoftware.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 8:07 AM Subject: Re: [hlds] "nosteam" hacks update?
> I know how NO-STEAM works. > > I am still at a loss as to why servers cannot query some master server > and ask something like: > > STEAM_ID STEAM_0:X:XXXXXX has just joined server with Gametype <insert > name of HL Mod here> accept or reject connection? > > Valves STEAM_ID database does quick database search, and goes, "No, > this game is NOT registered for this STEAM_ID, Reject" > > I mean, people can create STEAM Accounts until the cows come home, > (which is as it should be, since that was half the point of creating > STEAM in the first place I would suspect, create a STEAM Account, > purchase game online directly from Valve, download game, and play!) > but are Valve not the final arbitors of what games are registered to > which STEAM Logins and STEAM_ID's? > > Aren't CD keys attached/associated with STEAM Accounts for games not > purchased via STEAM? If not, why not? > > People can fake on the client side all they want, what games a STEAM > Account has legitamate access too, as Windows has the security of a > sieve. That being said, you cannot fake to the server what STEAM_ID > you have when you join the server, and surely for goodness sake please > tell us Valve does have a way of verifying what STEAM Accounts are > attached to what STEAM_ID's and then be able to tell if that STEAM_ID > should or should not have access to a particular HL mod or not?? > > This should not be a 12 month re-write of code!!! > > Did it not occur to anybody to do it this way in the first place, > considering Windows has bugger all security, or even if it does, its > not worth a damn? > > Am I missing something else on how STEAM and NO-STEAM works that would > not be fixed by doing things this way? > > On Sat, 1 Jan 2005 12:52:12 +1100, Andrew Armstrong > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > bump :] > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Napier, Kevin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <hlds@list.valvesoftware.com> > > Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 12:50 AM > > Subject: RE: [hlds] "nosteam" hacks update? > > > > > people are getting steam'ed about this...how appropriate. :--) > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of J Marcus > > > Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 8:12 AM > > > To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > > > Subject: RE: [hlds] "nosteam" hacks update? > > > > > > > > > I agree...it is a very lame, especially with the amount of time it took to > > > answer to the 100's of inquiries.. it is hard to believe as long as it > > took > > > to get this game ready they had not one working option for cheats. Don't > > > mean to sound like and ingrate but you did get 50bucks from me... > > > > > > jefe > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Armstrong > > > Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 4:18 AM > > > To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > > > Subject: [hlds] "nosteam" hacks update? > > > > > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > > -- > > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > > > Valve, any actual info on this please. > > > > > > "We're working on it" is a copout reply, what is being done to prevent > > this > > > crap. > > > > > > Thanks > > > -Plasma > > > -- > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > > please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > -- > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > > Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.6.6 - Release Date: 12/28/2004 > > > > > > > > > -- > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > > Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.6.6 - Release Date: 12/28/2004 > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
