You can add to favorites by hostname, but it only stores the IP address so it will not auto-update unless they re-add it.
Alec Sanger wrote: > but steam doesn't let you add servers by dns, only ip, right? > > Thank you, > Alec Sanger > P: 248.941.3813 > F: 313.286.8945 > > > > >> Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:12:27 -0500 >> From: packh...@gmail.com >> To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com >> Subject: Re: [hlds] Anyone with active servers move to new IP addresses? >> >> This is a good reason why (and I don't know why more GSPs don't...) >> use DNS for your servers. All of my TF2 servers run at >> tf2.packhead.com. L4D at l4d.packhead.com -- they all are CNAME's >> right now as they all point to the same physical server... >> >> In a few weeks I've got a brand new server coming online and each game >> will run on their own IP... nobody will have to know, though. I'm >> setting the TTL for both of those records to be like 5 minutes, and >> over the next few weeks when the new box comes online, I'll just >> change the DNS record and viola, people are on the new server. >> >> I never advertise the IP for this reason... >> >> On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 2:01 PM, 88 fingers louie <jmazz1...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> <meta HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" content="0; url=steam://connect/put Ip Here"> >>> >>> Put the above code into your MOTD and change the "put Ip here" to the IP you >>> wish to redirect them to. Hope this helps. >>> >>> Cheers. >>> >>> On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 1:11 PM, Ryan Batchelor <ry-ry...@hotmail.com>wrote: >>> >>> >>>> how do i do this >>>> >>>> >>>>> Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:52:16 -0700 >>>>> From: ad...@topnotchclan.com >>>>> To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com >>>>> Subject: Re: [hlds] Anyone with active servers move to new IP addresses? >>>>> >>>>> This is where the redirect method works really well. All you have to do >>>>> >>>> is >>>> >>>>> change your motd and on the next map change it will move everyone over. >>>>> >>>> Then >>>> >>>>> you change the server name and leave the motd like that for a week or as >>>>> long as possible. >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>>>> >>>> please visit: >>>> >>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>>>> >>>> _________________________________________________________________ >>>> Share photos with friends on Windows Live Messenger >>>> http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9650734 >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >> > > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows Live™ SkyDrive™: Get 25 GB of free online storage. > http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_skydrive_042009 > _______________________________________________ > 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
