you'd be suprised.. some fools don't know google exists, you just make it that much easier. admins nor valve should have to be sent links to malicious/cheat code.
anyways.. --- Frazer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > First, as the OP on this thread, I would like to explain my intent in > drawing attention to this: simply to raise awareness and to have > some idea > what to encourage our game admins to watch for during play. I am > sure that > those who want such hacks as these have no difficulty finding them. > Oh and > also...as was suggested in an earlier response - I don't think (last > time I > checked) that I am some kind of list troll. :o) > > Second, I wonder to what extent Valve - or for that matter any online > game > developer - can truly provide a defense against this crap. The > problem is > that game state is continuously transmitted to the client and all > rendering > is under the control of the client. While VAC can, to some extent, > ensure > that the client executable is not tampered with, unfortunately, short > of > some very intrusive and, frankly, unwelcome measures, its unlikely > that a > complete defense is possible. Perhaps something of a Bayesian or > statistical application which is not examining executables - but is > watching > and measuring the behaviour of players to determine what is suspect > and what > is not. (e.g. 20 headshots within 5 minutes and never killed) > Then, > perhaps, some kind of selectable level of tolerance, to be applied by > server > admins - much as spam tolerance levels are set today. > > In any event, I just wanted to shine a light on it - because, in the > absence > of a technical solution, knowledge and vigilance, on the part of the > admin > community is the first and most effective line of defense. I > certainly had > no intention of promoting this stuff, nor do I agree that discussing > it is > useless. The more people understand how they work - the more likely > it will > be detected and dealt with. > > > Frazer > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
