Can anybody tell us how NOSTEAM works? Because so far nobody has been able to punch holes in the methodologies many of us have suggested here to stop a hack like NOSTEAM working at all!
On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 07:41:07 +1100, Whisper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > BTW if the problem is that Valve do not want to use servers to pass > along the information then why not then only use the Content Providers > who I think are well and truly vetted before they are allowed to be > STEAM Content Providers AND more or less rule 99.999999999% of > wannabe's out when the question is. "Do you have a 1Gb or greater > link? Do you have a problem serving 10GB of data per day?" > > On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 16:09:39 +0000, Stephen Moretti (blueyonder) > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Whisper wrote: > > > > >Well the thing is, your STEAM_ID is connected to your Login. > > > > > >Suipposedly you cannot create (RDRR many lols) a STEAM Login without a > > >valid CD Key > > > > > >Thats how integrity is supposed to be maintained to allow people to login > > >on any computer. > > > > > > > > Indeed - hence the reason I suggest checking userid and steamid and cd > > key all together. If they don't match ie. someone is most likely > > interfering in some way (not so much the CD Key for reason I've already > > stated) don't let them in. If you're checking all the account details > > from both the client and from server that a user is connecting to you've > > got a much small probability of a hacker/cracker getting a valid > > combination and being able to access a game server. > > > > >Actually Access 2003 is really limited to 2GB size not so much records or > > >anything like that, if you know what I mean. > > > > > > > > Aye - still a canny few records though ;o) > > > > >I think the limits for mySQL and MS SQL are more hardware limitations than > > >anything else or more importantly budgetary :D > > > > > > > > ~lol~ yep - hence the reason why most of the stuff I build is based on > > mySQL :D > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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

