Sebastian Iskra: Use cl_disablehtmlmotd 1 then. Solved.
On 31 March 2013 00:05, Sebastian Iskra <seabas...@gmail.com> wrote: > I hope they get rid of MOTD so people can't crash my game with pinion ad's > anymore. Good riddance > > > On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 7:01 PM, Netshroud <netshr...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> If Steam Community would use GET and POST appropriately, then your >> concern would be a non-issue. A GET request shouldn't make any changes. >> >> On 31/03/2013, at 8:33 AM, 1nsane <1nsane...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Could lead to even worse abuse. >> >> Steam overlay is logged in to steam. It's been like this forever, there's >> thing that rely on it staying that way. >> >> Since it is logged into steam it would allow malicious servers to do >> automatically on their steam accounts. Starting with putting you in a steam >> community group soon as you join a server without your consent. To using >> exploits and doing much worse things like say forcing you to leave groups >> you are an admin of or changing your settings. >> >> Ages ago when Steam used IE I reported an exploit able to do these things >> and valve fixed it. >> >> >> On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 5:15 PM, Cameron Munroe < >> cmun...@cameronmunroe.com> wrote: >> >>> ** >>> >>> I thought I might just put my 2 cents in, so please don't shoot me. >>> >>> >>> Here is what the text I received over chat: >>> >>> >>> This info was taken from a discussion on IRC between SourceMod's Asher >>> Baker (Asherkin) and Valve's Tony Paloma (Druken_F00l). Asherkin posted it >>> in a discussion then deleted it, but not before someone quoted it. >>> And just to make sure it doesn't get lost, I'm also going to quote it >>> here too. >>> <Drunken_F00l> so i think we're gonna nuke the info panel >>> <Drunken_F00l> or at least the ability to send it at arbitrary times >>> <@asherkin> :| >>> <@asherkin> why? >>> <Drunken_F00l> because pinion >>> <Drunken_F00l> or more like server ops abusing pinion >>> <@asherkin> thus killing things that have existed forever, like using it >>> to view stats or to listen to streaming radio >>> <Drunken_F00l> it sucks that it might break plugins or game modes using >>> it for legit reasons though >>> <Drunken_F00l> ya >>> >>> >>> In any case I think what they will only stop motd after initial connect >>> thus blocking any abuse by server owners. However I would rather, after >>> initial connect, to have links opened by the steam overlay browser. This >>> would first fix the issue of Pinion spamming as the player could quickly >>> exit out and continue playing there game, not to mention this harms the >>> said owner that is spamming the Ad during normal game play because of the >>> required completions, and not being able to hold the session for 30 >>> seconds. It would also be nicer because you could use this as a simple way >>> to open radio programs and such, and in new tabs. Thus no longer will radio >>> be quit out once you type !bp. It could also have the added functionality >>> of going to a common tab for similar links so if you already had radio >>> open, and you open radio again you won't be spammed by two radios playing. >>> >>> >>> Just some thoughts. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> please visit: >>> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >
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