The lack of a challenge/response in the query exposes it to bandwidth
amplification attacks (these are mitigated by the rate limiting imposed
on querying, but not removed).

- Alfred 

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Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 1:20 PM
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Subject: Re: [hlds_apps] Server query protocol

On 22/02/2005 9:07 a.m., Alfred Reynolds wrote:
> We will be revising the Source server query format in the near future 
> to remove some architectural problems with it.

Can I ask what those problems are? :)

-Simon

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