Looking at that... they might get more servers if window wasn't a requirement.
@Saint K: Let us know how it goes! On 5/7/2010 9:04 AM, Patrick Shelley wrote: > Becoming a Steam Content Provider: > > https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=3326-TDKV-4603 > > On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 9:36 AM, Saint K.<[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Isn't it a possibility that we host a private content server for anyone who >> chips in a few bucks? I would be more than willing to pay a few to have a >> private content server to be able to update my servers decently without the >> standard steam update hell. I have all the possibilities to set up a thing >> such as this. Just don't know how this is arranged with VALVe. >> >> Saint K. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of DontWannaName! >> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 10:13 AM >> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list >> Subject: Re: [hlds] Mirrors >> >> How much bandwidth a month? I didnt say it would be cheap, if people helped >> pay for it though it could work. Adding IPs works just as well. >> >> On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 12:08 AM, Ben Jensz<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >>> The "unused" content servers probably don't have the update on them to >>> serve out to users at that particular point in time for some reason or >>> other. Filtered content servers are restricted by IP address ranges, >>> not to specific Steam user accounts. >>> >>> Running your own content server is a significant investment not just in >>> hardware (thats the small part really), but also bandwidth as they can >>> use extreme amounts. Our two in Australia (that aren't filtered >>> currently) do a combined peak of well over 1.5Gbit of traffic, lately a >>> lot more than that (one of them is running at around 900Mbit right now, >>> the other one not far behind that). >>> >>> >>> >>> 1nsane wrote: >>> >>>> But wait... how about Valve fixes the updatetool to not use overloaded >>>> servers? :D >>>> >>>> There's plenty of unused content servers when an update happens, piles >>>> >> of >> >>>> them! >>>> >>>> On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 12:19 PM, 1nsane<[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> I believe this would surplus the requirements: >>>>> http://www.100tb.com/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 11:57 AM, Mark Gunnett<[email protected] >>>>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I believe Valve would Approve. Like the KB Article Page says, you >>>>>> >> need >> >>>>>> those >>>>>> req's to be a content host. If you look at the stats page, nearly all >>>>>> >>> the >>> >>>>>> non-valve Content providers are filtered and only serve a few people, >>>>>> >>> not >>> >>>>>> the entire valve network. So it's possible. The Server though would >>>>>> >> be >> >>>>>> pretty expensive though looking at those minimum specs. Then again, >>>>>> >> The >> >>>>>> most >>>>>> expensive thing would be the bandwidth.... >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> "All programmers are playwrights and all computers are lousy actors." >>>>>> - Unknown >>>>>> >>>>>> "When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad, and that is >>>>>> >> my >> >>>>>> religion." >>>>>> - Abraham Lincoln >>>>>> >>>>>> Mark J. Gunnett >>>>>> [EoE]SniperFodder{AL} >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
