Any type of HTML MOTD (which I am sure you use) will take up more resources
than a blank page... Mr. "everyone should run off of donations or you
shouldn't run servers and no one would ever want to view the rules or force
unruly players to read the rules"


On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 11:43 PM, DontWannaName! <ad...@topnotchclan.com>wrote:

> You shouldn't be using a motd that lags users. That's common sense...
>
> Sent from my iPhone 5
>
> On Apr 3, 2013, at 10:38 PM, Robert Paulson <thepauls...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > The whole issue started from the Traffic to Cash plugin which was
> spamming
> > webpages every second which understandably causes lag.
> >
> > That is why I propose Valve use a rate limit instead. A reasonable rate
> > limit would allow for legitimate use of the MOTD without the ability to
> > cause lag. I posted the details earlier in the mailing list. Confirmation
> > pop-ups is not a good solution. Imagine typing !rules or !bp or !radio
> and
> > then having to click another button every time you type.
> >
> > The current solution makes legitimate servers lag players more because
> now
> > you can't change the MOTD to a blank page after it is closed.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 10:17 PM, Erik-jan Riemers <riem...@binkey.nl>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Sounds like the "auto redirect" feature from back in the days, this one
> >> also got nerfed.
> >> BUT, you can still do that but it ASKS the client if he/she wants to
> >> connect to it.
> >>
> >> So just simply put it back on somehow and ask the player "Do you want to
> >> see this motd the server is offering to you?" That way you can still
> have
> >> a rules and a radio plugin too.
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com
> >> [mailto:hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of dan
> >> Sent: donderdag 4 april 2013 6:17
> >> To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list
> >> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Mandatory Team Fortress 2 update released
> >>
> >> On 04/04/2013 00:17, Essay Tew Phaun wrote:
> >>>  What's the report a server feature for, anyway?
> >>
> >> You can't expect Valve be tough on others because you weren't willing to
> >> accept them being tough with you.
> >>
> >> Perhaps it's much easier to remove the feature and then you can't use it
> >> or abuse it. You don't really expect them to trust anyone's judgement or
> >> take it on face value what the spirit of rules are do you?
> >>
> >> Most of all, you can't abuse it and then claim that it's not abuse
> either
> >> because the game lets you do it or because there isn't a 150 page bill
> of
> >> rights written by lawyers and signed in blood explicitly going over
> every
> >> permitted or prohibited thing that one or more of you might dream up
> next
> >> to try and get a few bucks by annoying your players in the hope they'll
> >> pay for you to stop annoying you.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Dan
> >>
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