No, Even if you remove the browser (IE) in windows it will be able to use the http-engine, since its built-in windows, with a couple of simple API queries. And I understand why they did (do) this. Because its so simple. You dont have to use your own XML-partser and so on.
/Bjorn On Mon, 13 Feb 2006, BaKeD bEaN wrote: > -- > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > I must disagree with this. I don't have windows IE even on this computer. > And I have no problems downloading with sv_downloadurl . > > I also know of someone else who stripped out IE on WIN2K pc and has no > issues. > > But I do have in Program access and defaults setting for XP, Firefox as my > default browser. > > Maybe try downloading another browser and set it as the default. Worth a > try. > > > On 2/13/06, Mike Beane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On a Windows platform, go put a proxy server (a false one) in your > > connection information for IE and try to connect to a server: You > > shouldn't see the MOTD anymore and you won't get downloads because it > > feeds through IE. > > > > Luzi, > > > > Since you're going on with this: Have you started a local game server? > > I noticed mine crashed immediately when I was experiencing the download > > issue. I'm just curious if they were linked. > > > > > > Ond?ej Ho?ek wrote: > > > Wait-a-minute. Does that mean that the Source Engine uses Internet > > > Explorer to download files via HTTP? That's... dumb, with all due > > > respect. I don't deem IE too dependable and such a course of action only > > > fortifies my opinion of the Source Engine as a Windows-only platform > > > with a proof-of-concept Linux dedicated server package. > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
