Good point. I've been hosting centralized maps/models/etc download locations
(set up by default in the server.cfg file customers start with) to keep
downloads quick, and every game server comes with a webserver if for nothing
else to host their motd.html file so they can modify it/link to their
site/advertise recruitment and what have you.
I would think the bigger guys were already doing this; apparently I'd be
wrong.
----- Original Message -----
From: "HoundDawg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com>
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 10:45 AM
Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] motd.txt not working
First, I'm a bit surprised that this topic has gone on as long as it
has. It's an old one too that I remember seeing years ago. I'm sure
we'll see a page or 2 get put on ServerWiki.org soon so we don't have to
drag this out in the future again.
Secondly, I'm surprised that no GSP has come up with an idea to offer
MOTD hosting on one of their web servers. If nothing else, as a free
added value to their server rental customers. Many admins end up with a
server, but not everyone with a web server too.
Also, it wouldn't be hard for a GSP to establish a common map server
that their customers can point to for custom map file downloads as well.
Anyway, my 2 cents on the issue.
HoundDawg
UnitedAdmins.com Chairman
motd.txt is essentially a web page. I don't know of any regular web
servers
that artificially limit the size of served pages. (Embedded web
servers,
yes, but they don't have the kind of non-volatile memory luxury of a
box
running HLDS.) Note that the size of the file isn't necessarily
related to
the extent of the rendered page. And webmasters can be as malicious as
game
server operators. ;)
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