Probably and this is not helping at all one bit!
On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 20:36:11 -0700 (PDT), CyberGameZone.com <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -- > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > Not 'will', is dying. > > Or the last time I checked. Look at the numbers. > > > > "Whisper ." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The methodology that VAC uses with this delayed banning does not work. > > This is why. > > Either there is a hole in the STEAM_ID system or these hackers appear > to have a supply of almost unlimited numbers of STEAM_ID's available > to them, or at least that is how it is now appearing to us. > > We have a few hackers circulating through our servers who we banned > more times than we can count. We have sophisticated systems to deal > with removing hackers and trouble makers from our 80 odd HL based > servers and they always come back, with new STEAM_ID's and/or new IP > addresses. > > We are now resorting to dealing directly with other ISP's to get these > peoples services supended, as some of you are aware this is > ridiculously time consuming and not always a viable option in any > case. > > Now as you can see, if you use the detect delay ban method VAC > employs, these hackers that have access to vast amounts of STEAM_ID's > never get caught because it is days/weeks/months between them using a > STEAM_ID and then having that STEAM_ID permanently taken out of the > system. > > At the rate of 1 ban per 3 days (using the detect, delay, ban > methodology) it will take 300 bloody days for VAC to ban somebody who > has access to 100 STEAM_ID's, if its a week, it will take just under 3 > friggin years to remove them all!! > > This has to end or a critical mass will be achieved and Valve's games > will die and then we will all be out of a job! > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > YIM: cybergamezone2002 > > Gaming Website: http://www.cybergamezone.com > > My League: http://league.cybergamezone.com > > Hotwheels Website: http://store.cybergamezone.com > > Gaming Clan Website: http://www.cybergamezone.net > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Shop for Back-to-School deals on Yahoo! Shopping. > -- > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
