But if you think about it, that file checking "bug" had been in place for YEARS. Valve knew about it and never once attempted to fix it. In all the years that I have been a member of this list I never ONCE read where someone actually exploited the "bug" for malicious purposes.
It was only AFTER HLGuard started getting VERY good and more importantly, very reliable in the way it caught cheaters, that valve decided to fix the "bug", which by the way was only a patch or two away from VAC's introduction. If you ask me, it was valve's way of saying that they didn't want anyone else providing anti-cheating measures for their product. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Holcroft Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 8:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] Mass Bann by Valve > was able to be as effective for over a year or two. The only reason > CSGuard > (which was renamed to HLGuard) started to fail, was because Valve pulled > out > a very important file checking feature within HL without warning. Or you could say: The only reason HLGuard started to fail, was because Valve fixed a very important file checking bug within HL without warning. _______________________________________________ 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
