According to the cvar comment, sv_steamgroup_exclusive = 1 only limits  
the server to steamgroup members when empty.  I imagine this means  
that friends, and friends of friends can join it once someone has  
started up the game.  Perhaps even people just searching for an in- 
progress game.

cvarlist sv_steam
cvar list
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sv_steamgroup                            : 0        : ,  
"nf"           : The ID of the steam group that this server belongs  
to. You can find your group's ID on the admin profile page in the  
steam comm
sv_steamgroup_exclusive                  :  
0        :                  : If set, only members of Steam group will  
be able to join the server when it's empty, public people will be able  
to join the ser
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   2 convars/concommands for [sv_steam]

-Joe

On Oct 29, 2009, at 9:13 AM, Chris Boot wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm just running some L4D2 demo servers for my steam group and I've
> noticed them filling up very quickly with non-members, despite having
> been set with sv_steamgroup_exclusive = 1. Can someone from Valve  
> please
> clarify why this is happening? I also noticed this a lot just after
> Crash Course was released for L4D1, though it seemed to calm down  
> after
> a little while.
>
> This is preventing my group members from using our exclusive servers  
> to
> play the demo amongst friends, so this is quite a major issue for me.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
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