I couldn't be happier Fletcher, If this gets finally fixed, I will be able to play counter-strike: source! I appreciate your and valve's work on this kind of things.
Lets see if people can stop saying 'Valve f***** up' and start saying 'Valve cares' or 'Valve is fixing that' Thanks again. On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 7:36 PM, Russell Smith <ve...@tinylittlerobots.us>wrote: > Glad to hear that. Thanks for the update, Fletch. > > > On 1/4/2012 2:24 PM, Fletcher Dunn wrote: > >> I wanted to pass on the news that we believe we have identified the cause >> of the steam auth timeouts that cause groups of players to all get >> disconnected drop at once. (No, we had not forgotten about it!) >> >> The details of the bug are pretty complicated, but essentially if a >> client dropped from Steam under the right circumstances, and then later >> reconnected and presented a previously claimed ticket to the authentication >> system, the authentication would not properly receive the ticket, and it >> would keep waiting for a claimed ticket to be presented. No such ticket >> would appear, since the client properly assumed that he had already sent >> it. Eventually the auth system gives up, and sends a timeout. While the >> problem essentially happens on an individual player basis, it can happen in >> batches because multiple clients are often connected to the same >> front-facing server (the CM), and those servers (by design) are in the most >> hostile environment and are the most subject to bouncing. If one of those >> servers goes down, then from Steam's perspective, all of those players will >> get disconnected simultaneously. >> >> The fix should make its way to public within the next week or two. >> >> Thanks for everybody's patience in enduring this really irritating bug. >> And especially to those who submitted the bug reports that enabled us to >> track this down. >> >> Your humble servant, >> Fletch >> ______________________________**_________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> https://list.valvesoftware.**com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/**hlds_linux<https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux> >> > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.**com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/**hlds_linux<https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux> > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
