Its not disabling, all our master server handling code works using IP addresses alone so no work was done for the special case of wanting DNS names when using favorites. I will have a look at what is involved to make it use the character string entered by the client rather than the IP address reported by the server.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Detritus > Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 6:48 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [hlds_apps] DNS names > > Is there a specific reason for disabling the use of DNS names? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hlds_apps- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alfred Reynolds > > Sent: 22 December 2003 06:46 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [hlds_apps] DNS names > > > > Servers are only referenced by and stored as IP addresses. > DNS is never > > used (except when adding a server to favorites, as a > convenience you can > > use a DNS name). You should have your clients use the > Servers tab to find > > your server by name (and use the Europe region to limit the > size of the > > list). > > - Alfred > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > > Agent 001Fox > > > Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 10:28 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: [hlds_apps] DNS names > > > > > > How come that every DNS name server in Favorites is stored as > > > IP adresses? > > > What's the point of calling it by its's DNS name? > > > In sweden there is only one ISP that delivers dynamic IP > > > adresses, so most > > > of the servers here use DNS names. The problem when someone > > > adds a favorite > > > server by it's DNS name is when the server/router get's > > > restarted. Then the > > > IP adress changes and the server isn't recognized anymore. > > > Then everybody is > > > forced to delete it from the favorites list and add it back again. > > > This wasn't an issue in 1.5 because DNS servers really got > > > added the right > > > way. > > > > > > Is this a problem for Valve or just something they > overlooked/missed? > > > > > > //DiS|Agent001Fox > > > Hemsida: > > > http://www.dustinstockholm.tk/ > > > Server: > > > http://dis1.hopto.org:27015 > > > http://dis2.hopto.org:27015 > > > http://dis3.hopto.org:27015 > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Hitta r�tt k�pare p� MSN K�p & S�lj http://www.msn.se/koposalj > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > hlds_apps mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_apps > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > hlds_apps mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_apps > > > _______________________________________________ > hlds_apps mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_apps > _______________________________________________ hlds_apps mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_apps
