If your IP address changes relatively often, advertising the IP would be
difficult.

While cls' concern seems like it was for the purpose of hiding the IP, his
suggestion has uses beyond false hope of security.


On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 2:28 PM, Korrey Moore <[email protected]> wrote:

> Why? There's really no point in doing so. If people want to know your
> server's IP address, it isn't that difficult to find out. Either use
> "status" in the console or Wireshark to track packets.
>
> Message: 1
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>> Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2014 20:40:38 -0800 (PST)
>> From: cls <[email protected]>
>> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>> Subject: [hlds] Advertise a server using account ID
>> Message-ID:
>>         <[email protected]>
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>>
>> Can you please let server owners advertise their server using account ID
>> only, without showing the IP address anywhere?
>>
>>
>>
>>
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