Well, there is more than one way to look at it. As a rule, my guess is while this mailing list isn't generally meant for that type of thing, there probably isn't a hard rule against it. However, since people were asking for a solution to this very problem, I suppose it's not such a bad thing to make the service known to those who would enjoy it. Dunno.
On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 5:20 AM, Cc2iscooL <[email protected]> wrote: > Is this kind of advertising even allowed here? > > On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 4:04 AM, Support - Frrsh <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > We can host the maps for you. for $5.00 p.c.m > > Would be simple FTP account to upload all your files to. Dedi has > > 100mbit full duplex line into and unlimited bandwidth. Free 10day trial > > to try and can import all your maps etc from your current host directly > > onto the server for $10 if you want. > > > > Can also have web hosting if you want but I suspect you already have > that! > > > > Any questions just email [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > Kind Regards > > Ollie C. > > Frrsh > > > > Sales: > > Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > Support: > > Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > > > > > Jeff Sugar wrote: > > > Don't forget good speeds :v Many cheap hosts, while providing more > > bandwidth > > > than you could ever use in a month, will not do well with multiple > > > concurrent downloads at high speeds. I'm lucky enough these days to > have > > a > > > 2x100mbit line on my dedicated server to serve the maps as well as the > > > servers, but I remember the woes of some of the shared hosts we went > with > > > when an entire server full of people were downloading a map (and, of > > course, > > > there's no way via svdownloadurl to get from multiple locations without > > > doing something serverside with htaccess and a randomized redirect) > > > > > > -Atreus > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 8:06 PM, <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > >> Unless you are doing this professionally, you will find that > organizing > > >> a group of people and keeping up with the money collection is too time > > >> consuming to be worth it. All one needs is a good $5-8/month shared > > >> hosting package. Search for highly rated hosts with good reviews. All > > >> you are looking for is uptime and bandwidth. You don't need any > features > > >> aside from the ability to directly download files. > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
