Re: [hlds] fast dl abuse

2008-10-18 Thread Tony Paloma
Voogru and others have already explained how to do this. I don't know why this thread is still going on with speculation about how to do it. When a game client downloads a file from an sv_downloadurl, it submits as the referrer the game server it is connecting to. This is why limiting access by

Re: [hlds] fast dl abuse

2008-10-18 Thread Rick Payton
And to further answer the question, specifically the rewrite part, for multiple game servers sharing the same downloadurl, the hl2://0.0.0.0 - change it to the following example: hl2://(x.x.x.x|y.y.y.y|z.z.z.z) and there you go. mauirixxx -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [hlds] fast dl abuse

2008-10-18 Thread Robert Whelan
Would you happen to have an example for us msiis users? - Original Message From: Tony Paloma [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list hlds@list.valvesoftware.com Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 1:50:36 AM Subject: Re: [hlds] fast dl abuse Voogru and others

Re: [hlds] fast dl abuse

2008-10-18 Thread Philip Bembridge
@ Neonicacid: Can I just say that your solution isn't viable, as you have to have the same directory structure as the server also, just log onto any server with fast download and type sv_downloadurl into console and it will tell you, The .htaccess way is the way to go ^^ Thread closed? Phil

Re: [hlds] fast dl abuse

2008-10-18 Thread Karl Weckstrom
What about for IIS servers? :) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Philip Bembridge Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 11:54 AM To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list Subject: Re: [hlds] fast dl abuse @ Neonicacid: Can I just say

Re: [hlds] fast dl abuse

2008-10-18 Thread Neonicacid
@Phillip: I know that the server files need to be mirrored as to what is actually on the game server, all I was suggesting was that you place that mirror in a different place, to break the access that the current leechers would have.. I meant something to the effect of.. C:\game\tf2\maps\..

Re: [hlds] fast dl abuse

2008-10-18 Thread Rick Payton
IIS users have rather limited options as far as I recall. I'm not sure how the referrer works. All of the rewrite stuff for IIS is a paid for solution, though there is a light version which may, or may not do the job. http://www.helicontech.com/isapi_rewrite/ If you're willing to throw money at

Re: [hlds] fast dl abuse

2008-10-18 Thread Patrick Shelley
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Re: [hlds] fast dl abuse

2008-10-18 Thread Tony Paloma
I'm no IIS expert, but this looks promising: http://mvolo.com/blogs/serverside/archive/2006/11/10/Stopping-hot_2D00_linki ng-with-IIS-and-ASP.NET.aspx Found via google search: http://www.google.com/search?hl=enq=iis+hotlinking -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [hlds] fast dl abuse

2008-10-18 Thread Rick Payton
After reading through the comments on the linked site, I got to thinking. How hard would be to setup your own fake fast download site, and use php or something to fake the referrer and redirect your clients to someone else download site? I know it's a stretch, and some work, but we all know

Re: [hlds] fast dl abuse

2008-10-18 Thread Ferenc Kovacs
2008/10/18 Rick Payton [EMAIL PROTECTED] After reading through the comments on the linked site, I got to thinking. How hard would be to setup your own fake fast download site, and use php or something to fake the referrer and redirect your clients to someone else download site? I know it's a

Re: [hlds] fast dl abuse

2008-10-18 Thread Tom Leighton
But that would rely on your server still doing the downloading, again, on most free hosts which would probably have a limited connection to download anyway. Rick Payton wrote: After reading through the comments on the linked site, I got to thinking. How hard would be to setup your own fake

[hlds] Counter-Strike 1.6 Beta Updated

2008-10-18 Thread Jason Ruymen
The Counter-Strike 1.6 Beta has been updated now. Please run hldsupdatetool to receive the update. The specific changes include: - Fixed crash in client on level change - Enabled hltv under win32 in the beta Jason ___ To unsubscribe, edit your

[hlds] Steam Stats - Valve Broke it!?!

2008-10-18 Thread [ЯтR] The-/iller
What happened to the pretty tf2 map temperature graphs and class stats, and and and Valve broke it! 404 on these stats pages but not the main one or the others? http://steampowered.com/status/tf2/tf2_stats.php http://www.steampowered.com/status/ep2/ep2_stats.php

Re: [hlds] Steam Stats - Valve Broke it!?!

2008-10-18 Thread Andreas Grimm
sold to google ;D -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [??R] The-/iller Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 1:41 AM To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list Subject: [hlds] Steam Stats - Valve Broke it!?! What happened to the pretty tf2

Re: [hlds] fast dl abuse

2008-10-18 Thread Spencer 'voogru' MacDonald
Most people who leech downloadurl's are idiots. Even then, this would require someone take such an investment into leeching your goodies, time that can be better spent getting their own $10/month web host. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of