I agree, this would be extremely useful.
On 6 November 2013 23:56, Doctor McKay <mc...@doctormckay.com> wrote: > While you're making changes, can you add something for servers to detect > the method by which a client connected to the server so we don't have to do > terrible hacky things like opening an HTML page in the background and > checking for the hit? > > > Dr. McKay > www.doctormckay.com > > > On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 6:53 PM, Fletcher Dunn > <fletch...@valvesoftware.com>wrote: > > > It's something enforced by the client, and is a function of how they > > connected to that particular server, not any particular server settings. > > > > If they connect via the server browser (or command line, etc) then they > > will show HTML. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto: > > hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Todd Pettit > > Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2013 2:41 PM > > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Coming soon: changes to TF HTML MOTD support > > > > Would those who connected outside of matchmaking be able to use html on > > quickplay enabled servers or does enabling quickplay disable html > > completely? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Valentin G." <nextra...@gmail.com> > > To: "Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list" < > > hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2013 6:29:32 PM > > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Coming soon: changes to TF HTML MOTD support > > > > I'm not concerned about change 1 but change 2 in that regard ;) > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 12:26 AM, DontWannaName! <ad...@topnotchclan.com > > >wrote: > > > > > Couldn't you just leave the txt file empty? > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone 5 > > > > > > > On Nov 6, 2013, at 3:22 PM, "Valentin G." <nextra...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > about:blank is no longer valid? > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 12:13 AM, Fletcher Dunn > > > > <fletch...@valvesoftware.com>wrote: > > > > > > > >> That's correct; #2 is a Source engine change. > > > >> > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > > >> From: hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto: > > > >> hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Kyle > > > >> Sanderson > > > >> Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2013 3:09 PM > > > >> To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > > > >> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Coming soon: changes to TF HTML MOTD > > > >> support > > > >> > > > >> Does the latter impact all Source 2k7 games? > > > >> > > > >> Thanks, > > > >> Kyle. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 4:03 PM, Fletcher Dunn > > > >> <fletch...@valvesoftware.com>wrote: > > > >> > > > >>> We're making two changes to TF HTML MOTD support that server > > > >>> operators should be aware of: > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> 1.) HTML MOTD's will no longer be shown by clients that connect > > via > > > >>> quickplay. Those clients will show the plaintext message instead. > > > >>> (The file identified by the convar motdfile_text, which defaults > > > >>> to > > > >>> motd_text.txt.) > > > >>> > > > >>> 2.) When sending a URL to the "info" panel by name, the URL must > > > begin > > > >>> with 'http://' or 'https://'. Note that this change does not > > > >>> affect putting a URL in motd.txt directly, which has always > > > >>> required a protocol prefix in order for the file contents to be > > > >>> interpreted as a > > > >> URL. > > > >>> > > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > > >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > > >>> archives, please visit: > > > >>> 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 > > > >> > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > > >> archives, please visit: > > > >> 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > > please visit: > > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > 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
