Do they change the URL every once in a while? If not, there are probably several other servers out there leeching from it. I had a redirect server for sounds, and I saw a lot of clients requesting maps and such that I didn't have on my server on a regular basis. Of course, I just removed the vhost for the redirect, but there are probably all kinds of people leeching from your GSP. If I were to do it again, I'd create a script to automatically change the vhost in Apache ([random-combination].redirect.domain.com) and setup another script to change the sv_downloadurl on all of the local servers. Given this isn't a "central" place, I'm sure even some GSP's leech from other GSP's by simply creating a CNAME or A directing the clients to the other provider.
Most of these 12-year-olds that do this only do it because they don't have a credit card or a job and can't afford to buy their own webhosting for a few dollars a month. Doesn't make it right, but I don't see it as a huge problem right now; that is-- I don't see too many complaints about others leeching. Craig (ping) On 11/18/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Our GSP provides a central web server for its customers to use as their > sv_downloadurl. > > I'm not any one host could provide enough bandwidth to cope with having one > global resource. > > But from their perspective it is a good sales tool for attracting new > customers, particularly with Source servers given the increase in map sizes, > especially with maps say ported from CS:S to run on DoD:S running at up to > 130MB in size, couple fast downloads with bzip2 on the fly decompression and > it makes maps like this viable. > > The other issue specific to DoD:S is as it was only released with 4 maps and > to date still has only four official maps, most server admins have added > some custom maps so the demand is even higher for a webserved repository for > these files. > > > Message: 7 > Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 10:18:58 +0000 > From: Ben Kennish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] A public place for sv_downloadurl > Reply-To: [email protected] > > m0gely wrote: > > A standard place to set the cvar? Or a standard place to set the value > > of the cvar? Set it in the autoexec.cfg file. For the latter, set the > > value to any valid url you want to put your cache on. There is no one > > out there providing *the one* authoritative place to get maps from though. > > Yeah I meant an authoritative place to get maps from. Hmmm... do you > reckon a project like this (if executed correctly) would be successful? > > -- > Ben > www.benkennish.co.uk > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
