I disagree. Log parsers, like all programs, that take input which we already know the limits of, are responsible for parsing it to the best of their ability. Just because quotes 'should' be escaped somehow or blocked in this log format, doesn't mean that they are, or ever have been. Nobody is having a problem with mister "player2<2><STEAM_0:0:2222><Red>") (position1 "2 2 2") (player2 "player1" joining games and making certain logging situations ambiguous. The issue is parsers treating quotes as the ultimate delimiters on player names when they have no basis to be.
So it's valves fault, but writing a parser that doesn't take into account all possible input isn't acceptable just because 'valve shouldn't have allowed this'. So yes, please institute escaping or filtering for player names, but your log parsers still are not doing their jobs properly. - Neph _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
