Back in 03 I believe, I don't think he stayed on the team for long. Kyle.
On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 8:33 AM, Kitteny Berk <[email protected]> wrote: > Didn't Bram Cohen work for valve for a while? > > Mike O'Laughlen wrote: > > Wouldn't it be cool if Steam supported torrents? > > > > On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 11:13 PM, Mike Vail <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > >> Hey Chris, > >> > >> Something to be aware of with regard to hosting maps on the typical > shared > >> hosting services most people use for websites. Nearly every shared > hosting > >> company has policies that don't allow you to host large quantities of > files > >> that are downloaded frequently and strain the shared servers they are > on. > >> Companies typically monitor this stuff with software tools they have and > >> will outright cancel you or limit your bandwidth if they catch you doing > >> it. > >> This is because your downloads will impact the other users on these > shared > >> boxes, some of which will server hundreds of websites to keep their > costs > >> down. > >> > >> I was unaware of this until I found out he hard way with > Hostmonster.com. > >> After they found me sharing hundreds of maps, sounds, player models, > etc, > >> they throttled my bandwidth way back and people started taking forever > to > >> get their downloads. I spent days searching for a new host and chose > >> Justhost.com after speaking to their Live-chat to confirm I could host > >> files > >> for CSS. They said it would be fine but they too threatened to cancel me > >> after seeing the high volume of downloads I had. > >> > >> My community hosts a couple servers with lots of custom content and we > get > >> a > >> couple hundred new players per day that have to download constantly for > >> Gungame. We have our own dedicated Windows 2008 server box with a ton of > >> bandwidth. What I ended up doing was moving all my CSS content files to > the > >> same server box as my games and created my own http download site from > the > >> same box my games are on using IIS. I no longer need to depend on a 3rd > >> party for my CSS http service, management of my stuff is now easier and > >> there are no limits to what I can host. As far as download speeds, they > are > >> faster on my own box than the shared hosting I was using and the > downloads > >> have absolutely no affect on the 6 gameservers I'm running on the box. I > >> encourage anyone to try it. It works great for us and I've been doing > this > >> for over a year without a hitch. > >> > >> Take care, > >> Mike Vail > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Blood Letter > >> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 7:27 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [hlds] File download speeds > >> > >> > >> Not that I know of, unfortunately. > >> Just about any http redirect will be better than serving through the > server > >> - just grab some free/cheap hosting. > >> If you own the box, just throw up a free FTP server on it and point it > to > >> the same dir as the server itself, and then give it it's own subdomain > >> (ftp.serverip). > >> > >> > >>> Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:47:42 +1100 > >>> From: [email protected] > >>> To: [email protected] > >>> Subject: [hlds] File download speeds > >>> > >>> Hey all, > >>> > >>> As I'm sure we're all aware, by default SRCDS puts a speed limit on > >>> downloads when clients are downloading maps, mods, textures, whatever, > >>> from the server when they connect. I'm also sure we're all aware that > >>> we can use a HTTP/FTP redirect to allow fast downloads, but I'm > >>> curious if there is a way to get faster download speeds without having > >>> to set up a mirror - ie, can the artificial speed limit srcds imposes > >>> be bypassed by, say, a cvar or sourcemod plugin? > >>> > >>> Thanks > >>> -Chris > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > >>> > >> please visit: > >> > >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >>> > >> _________________________________________________________________ > >> Windows 7: I wanted simpler, now it's simpler. 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