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Thanks Marten for clarifying that.
But for the average joe hacker, would they think to change their processor
id (via spoofing I assume) before installing hacks and running a steam
platform hl2 engine/vac2 game? Even the authors would get caught off guard
at first. Not everyone would normally run that unless they specifically knew
that�s how bans were. If it were kept quiet and not publicly acknowledged as
the ban method for steam, it would work me thinks. But anyway, out of our
hands, the g0dz of Valve Software will make them 1337 hax0rz be banned one
way or another (delete steam accounts on the auth server with a secondary
database flag set so that cd key/account could not be registered in the
future?�?).
Hmmm, technically�valve could contact isps and have user accounts terminated
for ToS of the isp. After all illegally modifying Valves software kind of is
a �criminal� act (software reverse engineering in regards to copyright
infringements). So technically, they could contact the isp and get accounts
terminated with various providers (If they wanted to use the extra
resources). That would put an end to it I think though�.With not many
provider choices in a few areas (for broadband anyway), that would severely
limit a hackers means to connect to our servers�8)
My continuing .02 (Hopefully keeping it constructive {Feedback?} enough to
stay on topic).
-Stealth
#LoTgaming
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