Hi Ian, Thursday, April 6, 2006, 5:58:53 PM, you wrote:
Im> -- Im> [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] Im> This is a serious risk. All they need is ftp access, and essentially they Im> can now have ssh access. A simple one liner (even as an under privileged Im> user) can take the whole machine down (tried and tested). Im> Only way around not letting them install it is to remove ftp access. I'll Im> wager 99% of the servers out there have ftp access to upload maps and mods. Im> Its a bad oversight by Valve, and they should have some method of either Im> preventing it, or having it disabled as an option (just like you would a Im> webserver for example not allowing shell execs). That's exactly my point. best regards, Adam Grzesko [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux

