Quoting Andrew Forsberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Sat, 2005-07-16 at 12:42 +0200, Simon Lange wrote: > > my reply wasnt ot since i did not start the topic. :) > > I was just referring to the topic, not to anyone in particular. > > > > my advice was correct since he stated that he wants ONLY ppl fetching the > > stuff coming from HIS server. denying indexing means nothing since other > > server-admins could still user his webserver for content-serving. > > The idea is to stop opportunists finding the files in the first place. A > quick google shows up many, many, servers who leave their http mirrors > of their gaming directories wide open. It's handy if you want to find a > wayward wad file, but it's equally easy to misuse someone else's http > bandwidth for your own gaming server's content serving (complete with > their banner.gif file I suppose :) ). > > Using .htaccess to issue some basic directives, like turning off > directory indexing, and perhaps setting a user/pass for the mirrored > directories, solves the problem simply. If he has access to the server's > httpd.conf file then he should put those directives in there so they are > processed only once, not every time a connection is made to the > directories. It's quick, and it's easy for anyone with a limited > understanding of apache config files. > > That said, you're quite right -- limiting traffic to the 'Halflife' and > 'Halflife 2' user agent, and hl1 or hl2://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:XXXXX would > solve the problem. Do all halflife mods accurately reveal the > HTTP_REFERER? So far they all seem to. > > Cheers > Andrew > > > Well put Andrew....Very well put.I noticed that when In a server all you have to do Is type In your console, sv_downloadurl and It actually gives you the http address.This Is not a good thing. > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >
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