Re: [hlds_linux] Already there is a HL2 online exploit....VALVE please fix!

2004-11-29 Thread Peter Kirby
On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 10:00:50 -0500, Brandon Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's not like that information is "secret" or anything, anyone who wants to > find out will find out. My argument isn't against that. My point is that yes the information is out there. But by reporting it here you are

Re: [hlds_linux] Already there is a HL2 online exploit....VALVE please fix!

2004-11-29 Thread Brandon Hardy
It's not like that information is "secret" or anything, anyone who wants to find out will find out. -Original Message- From: "Peter Kirby"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 11/20/04 9:39:54 AM To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [hlds_linux] Already there is a HL2 online exploit....VALVE please fix!

2004-11-23 Thread ScratchMonkey
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Re: [hlds_linux] Already there is a HL2 online exploit....VALVE please fix!

2004-11-23 Thread Peter Kirby
On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 11:17:07 +1030, Melissa Carley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Umm...yes it would affect online play if you read my original > post.This allows people to play HL2 online (ie Source) without logging > on via Steam...which means that apart from banning via IP - it would > be nearly i

Re: [hlds_linux] Already there is a HL2 online exploit....VALVE please fix!

2004-11-23 Thread Bruce \"Bahamut\" Andrews
Once you know it exists it's pretty easy to find flawless instructions to implement it, though I'm positive VALVe is trying to correct the issues, it's just a complex task. Believe it or not, there are some flaws in systems that are extremely difficult to fix, whether it's a flaw in Windows or the

RE: [hlds_linux] Already there is a HL2 online exploit....VALVE please fix!

2004-11-23 Thread McCormack, Chris
>The information was already public, Sure it was public on warez sites or whatever but why spread it ? You actively have to search for those things, people don't need it delivering to their inboxes. >and other than valve who cares if some people get HL2 for free, it doesnt effect my ability to

Re: [hlds_linux] Already there is a HL2 online exploit....VALVE please fix!

2004-11-22 Thread Melissa Carley
Umm...yes it would affect online play if you read my original post.This allows people to play HL2 online (ie Source) without logging on via Steam...which means that apart from banning via IP - it would be nearly impossible to admin. This is the ONLY reason why I brought this up - not just for valve

Re: [hlds_linux] Already there is a HL2 online exploit....VALVE please fix!

2004-11-22 Thread Jeremy Brooking
Elmer Fudd wrote: cs:s? dod:s? hello? Oh you mean the game thats had working cracked versions public for months... and the game which hasnt been released? Yeah this additional info about hl2 sure changes the current situation with those games doesnt it *yawn* __

Re: [hlds_linux] Already there is a HL2 online exploit....VALVE please fix!

2004-11-22 Thread Elmer Fudd
cs:s? dod:s? hello? On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:32:06 +1300, Jeremy Brooking <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ScratchMonkey wrote: > > True, if it only affects offline play. Does this exploit affect online > > play? That would make it it impossible to effectively ban problem players. > > > > > Well since

Re: [hlds_linux] Already there is a HL2 online exploit....VALVE please fix!

2004-11-22 Thread Jeremy Brooking
ScratchMonkey wrote: True, if it only affects offline play. Does this exploit affect online play? That would make it it impossible to effectively ban problem players. Well since hl2 isnt a multiplayer game... I'll have a wild stab in the dark here, and say it doesnt effect anyone elses gaming expe

Re: [hlds_linux] Already there is a HL2 online exploit....VALVE please fix!

2004-11-22 Thread ScratchMonkey
--On Tuesday, November 23, 2004 11:49 AM +1300 Jeremy Brooking <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Maybe thatll be the key to getting valve off their fat lazy asses, remove the donuts from their mouths, and actually deliver us a product worth paying for. Lazy they're NOT. They just focus more on eye candy t

Re: [hlds_linux] Already there is a HL2 online exploit....VALVE please fix!

2004-11-22 Thread Jeremy Brooking
McCormack, Chris wrote: Entering a cdkey in to steam for hl2 and then ripping out your net connection. I don't see how this "method" could be possibly fixed without some sort of rewrite of the authorisation handling code for steam (which I am assuming is no small task). I don't think it was wise

RE: [hlds_linux] Already there is a HL2 online exploit....VALVE please fix!

2004-11-22 Thread McCormack, Chris
Entering a cdkey in to steam for hl2 and then ripping out your net connection. I don't see how this "method" could be possibly fixed without some sort of rewrite of the authorisation handling code for steam (which I am assuming is no small task). I don't think it was wise to post this to the lis

Re: [hlds_linux] Already there is a HL2 online exploit....VALVE please fix!

2004-11-21 Thread Peter Kirby
On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 12:04:23 +1000, Bruce Bahamut Andrews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Peter Kirby wrote: > > > > >On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 09:08:19 +1030, Melissa Carley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>Valve... > >> > >>Already there is a HL2 online exploit...someone from what I can gather > >>c

Re: [hlds_linux] Already there is a HL2 online exploit....VALVE please fix!

2004-11-21 Thread Peter Kirby
On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 22:02:33 +1000, Bruce Bahamut Andrews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Melissa Carley wrote: > > >The only reason i posted it was to ensure that something gets done. > >The extent that it was easy to find was what was troublesome. I am an > >admin on a server - so I also wanted to m

Re: [hlds_linux] Already there is a HL2 online exploit....VALVE please fix!

2004-11-21 Thread Bruce \"Bahamut\" Andrews
Melissa Carley wrote: The only reason i posted it was to ensure that something gets done. The extent that it was easy to find was what was troublesome. I am an admin on a server - so I also wanted to make any other admins aware of any potential problems. I figure that with the brains that would be

Re: [hlds_linux] Already there is a HL2 online exploit....VALVE please fix!

2004-11-21 Thread Melissa Carley
The only reason i posted it was to ensure that something gets done. The extent that it was easy to find was what was troublesome. I am an admin on a server - so I also wanted to make any other admins aware of any potential problems. I figure that with the brains that would be available on this mail

Re: [hlds_linux] Already there is a HL2 online exploit....VALVE please fix!

2004-11-20 Thread Bruce \"Bahamut\" Andrews
Peter Kirby wrote: On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 09:08:19 +1030, Melissa Carley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Valve... Already there is a HL2 online exploit...someone from what I can gather can basically get a warez type release of the game and crack it so that they can play online without a valid steam id or

Re: [hlds_linux] Already there is a HL2 online exploit....VALVE please fix!

2004-11-20 Thread Britt Priddy \(PZGN\)
November 20, 2004 8:39 AM Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Already there is a HL2 online exploitVALVE please fix! On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 09:08:19 +1030, Melissa Carley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Valve... Already there is a HL2 online exploit...someone from what I can gather can basically get a warez type re

Re: [hlds_linux] Already there is a HL2 online exploit....VALVE please fix!

2004-11-20 Thread Peter Kirby
On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 09:08:19 +1030, Melissa Carley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Valve... > > Already there is a HL2 online exploit...someone from what I can gather > can basically get a warez type release of the game and crack it so > that they can play online without a valid steam id or some descr