Now that sounds like a good idea. What say ye, Valve? --mauirixxx
-----Original Message----- From: hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto:hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Allan Button Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 1:07 PM To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list Subject: Re: [hlds] steam:// protocol commands Why not have steam://overlay/community/##### as a page then? Then the worst you can do is force them to your community page. Don't give direct access to web pages out of steams control. Allan -----Original Message----- From: hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto:hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of DontWannaName! Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 5:50 PM To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list Subject: Re: [hlds] steam:// protocol commands The point of the overlay is that it is connected with community so users can join groups right from the server without using a bunch of work arounds and abusing the invite system. On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Cc2iscooL <cc2isc...@gmail.com> wrote: > They could already do that in the MOTD if they really wanted to. > > On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 2:29 PM, Rick Payton <r...@mai-hawaii.com> wrote: > > > ooohhhh man just imagine the phishing possibilities by "rogue" > > server admins if that functionality was implemented. Playing a game, > > and then an "official" looking login screen pops up prompting you to > > "re-authenticate with the Steam cloud or be kicked from the server > > in 30 seconds" - Steam support would be working overtime helping users get their accounts back. > > > > I imagine some of you here could come up with some really cool stuff > > too, stuff that could greatly benefit their community. Oh well :( > > > > --mauirixxx > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto: > > hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Jonah Hirsch > > Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 9:40 AM > > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > > Subject: Re: [hlds] steam:// protocol commands > > > > I'd have to assume that more people would fall for phishing in the > > overlay than in the motd. > > > > On Wednesday, February 10, 2010, f0rkz <h...@f0rkznet.net> wrote: > > > I don't see how it could be abused further than the motd allows. > > > > > > Hopefully this isn't the case, but you are probably right. > > > > > > On Wed, 2010-02-10 at 10:18 -0800, DontWannaName! wrote: > > >> I think they are scared it would be abused. :P > > >> > > >> On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 10:14 AM, f0rkz <h...@f0rkznet.net> wrote: > > >> > > >> > I would really love to see this feature added. Gives a little > > >> > bit > > more > > >> > to the MOTD. The ability to open a site in the overlay browser > would > > >> > help out a lot! > > >> > > > >> > -f0rkz > > >> > > > >> > On Wed, 2010-02-10 at 09:57 -0800, DontWannaName! wrote: > > >> > > I requested that a long long time ago. They have added > > >> > > support for > > it > > >> > with > > >> > > the ingame button on the menu to take you to the blog but its > built > > into > > >> > the > > >> > > engine I believe and not a Steam:// command. > > >> > > > > >> > > On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 6:02 AM, f0rkz <h...@f0rkznet.net> wrote: > > >> > > > > >> > > > I've been poking around a little bit for some information > > >> > > > on > this. > > Is > > >> > > > it possible to open the overlay browser from an MOTD in > > >> > > > games > like > > L4D > > >> > > > and L4D2? > > >> > > > > > >> > > > http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Steam:// > > >> > > > > > >> > > > "Overlay Browser > > >> > > > * steam://overlay/<Website or Arguments From Steam://url> > > >> > > > * Opens the overlay ingame with the specified > > parameter, > > >> > > > helpful for opening steam groups ingame so > players > > can > > >> > > > join. --DontWannaName > > >> > > > * Second this request, would be great > > >> > > > for > > creating > > >> > > > communities for/in L4D > > >> > > > Captain-p0t-n00dle > > 10:02, > > >> > > > 10 May 2009 (UTC)" > > >> > > > I was reading here it was a requested feature but that may > > >> > > > have > > been > > >> > > > quite some time ago. Anyone know if this was an added feature? > > >> > > > > > >> > > > -f0rkz > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > > >> > > > 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 > > > > > > > -- > > Jonah Hirsch > > ----------------------- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
