Does anyone know if sv_downloadurl works for Left 4 Dead servers? I have everything set up the same way that CLAN RCR described (but with the l4d folder structure, of course) but whenever the server switches to a custom map, anyone who doesnt have the map gets booted to the main menu.
On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 3:41 PM, SmOoThEm <ad...@righttorule.com> wrote: > Lookup .htaccess files. They can do all of these options and more with ease > given your running "apache" as your web server and not IIS. > > If anyone is in need of a web sv_download url I would be happy to help if > your email me personally. > > SmOoThEm > Leader of Right To Rule > www.RightToRule.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com > [mailto:hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of msleeper > Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 2:02 PM > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds] how does sv_downloadurl work? > > Don't publicly share your downloadurl then? Plus it would be kind of > dumb to rip off someone else's content since you don't know what they > may or may not have, or you might delete something altogether. You > should also put a blank index file in each directory in your > downloadurl, so people can't snoop around and get a directory listing > (assuming directory listings are enabled, which they shouldn't be). > > > On Thu, 2009-03-05 at 21:58 +0000, Patrick Shelley wrote: > > As it is the client making a direct connection, theres no way you can > > prevent your sv_downloadurl being used by other server admins as their > fast > > dl source - leeching from you? > > > > I was under the impression that even though the fast dl is a different > > source to the game server, the game server acted as a 'gateway' for the > > client to grab those files. > > > > If that was the case, In IIS i could prevent all other IP's except my > game > > server IP's being able to connect successfully to the fast dl source - > and > > stop a server admin being to use my sv_downloadurl to leech from it - > but... > > as confirmed in an above post, thats not the case and im gutted :( > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
