I don't mean this to be an insult, but I would think that the hundreds of admin's who are willing to test what cheats work and what cheats don't would contribute alot in terms of mere manpower.
Secondly, my only source of relief in the battle of suspicion (worse then actually finding cheaters is suspecting users of cheating) is to try the cheats to see if I can recognize how the cheat works so I can pick them out after the fact. On the other hand, maybe this VAC is the end all solution and I won't suspect people of cheating anymore. In which case, I wouldn't care. On Wed, 2002-08-21 at 19:31, Matthew Hartwig wrote: > If you think a cheat will work, send that cheat to VALVe to test. It means > less work for you as a server admin. :) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Erik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, 22 August 2002 9:14 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] RE: [hlds] New Security Modules -Wednesday > > > I posted this before, but I'll repeat here. If we are going to test cheats, > how do we stop our WonID's from being banned? I realize that you are not > currently using that ban list (or are you?) but wouldn't we sorta be > invalidating the data if we all got banned? > > On Wed, 2002-08-21 at 18:51, Eric Smith wrote: > > If you've been testing cheats on your server in the past you should > > stop. All information regarding detected cheaters will be going into > > the ban list database. If you suspect that a cheat still works, send > > the information to us and we'll look into it. > > > > Also, CD key changers are considered cheats and will be reported to > > the ban list. > > > > -Eric > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Eric Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 3:39 PM > > To: Half-Life Dedicated Server Annoucement Mailing List; Half-Life > > Dedicated Server Mailing List; Half-Life Dedicated Linux Server > > Mailing List > > Cc: Erik Johnson; Leon Hartwig > > Subject: [hlds] New Security Modules -Wednesday > > Importance: High > > > > > > *** This only affects Counter-Strike and Day of Defeat servers. *** > > > > We've updated the public security modules again. If you've been > > helping us test the beta security modules, you should remove the > > password from your command line and restart your server. The beta > > security modules are no longer being tested. > > > > These security modules should detect most versions of OGC and report > > detected cheaters to our ban list server. > > > > We're no longer using port 27013 for the ban list. You will now see > > traffic > > (in/out) on port 27011. This traffic is to/from the ban list server. > Make > > sure you have this port open in your firewall. > > > > Your Counter-Strike and Day of Defeat servers should update themselves > > automatically. If you find your servers are suddenly having problems, > > try restarting them. > > > > We've been investigating the problems some servers have been having > > after we update the security modules (clients not being able to > > connect, etc.). We're still working on the problems. If your server > > has a problem updating to the latest security modules, please send me > > any details you have (including which OS you're running and your log > > files during the update) that will help us track down the problem. > > You can send this information directly to me > > (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]). > > > > We hope to resolve the server problems soon. We appreciate your > > patience. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Eric Smith > > VALVe > > _______________________________________________ > > 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_linux > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
