I'll second that "cool".  That's pretty damned impressive, and I'd also 
like to know how you did it.  :)

Drek

Guy Watkins wrote:
> Wow, cool.  Can you send an example of that?  Not sure I can use it, but I
> want to know how.
>
> I need a redirect back to my game server to get missing files!  :)  But the
> game is not a web server.  :(
>
> } -----Original Message-----
> } From: [email protected] [mailto:hlds_linux-
> } [email protected]] On Behalf Of Arg!
> } Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 3:43 PM
> } To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list
> } Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] 301 Redirect for map downloads
> } 
> } Thats it, i have maps on one server and sounds, materials, models on a
> } different one.
> } 
> } I got it working by using a .htaccess Permanent Redirect on the /maps
> } directory and the game honors it so it follows the redirect to get maps
> } but
> } stays on the original server to download the other content.
> } 
> } Wouldnt help you for failover but does that explain what ive done here?
> } 
> } On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 6:44 AM, Guy Watkins <hlds_li...@watkins-
> } home.com>wrote:
> } 
> } > Maybe explain you problem more.  Not sure what you are saying.
> } >
> } > There is only 1 sv_downloadurl.  Set it to your best web server and put
> } all
> } > content needed on the same web server.  Virtually everything downloaded
> } by
> } > the client will come from this URL.
> } >
> } > You can change sv_downloadurl for each map, but all content will be
> } needed
> } > on each web server, not just the map's files, but any skins, sounds, ...
> } >
> } > I wish there was an option for more than 1 sv_downloadurl.  Like a
> } failover
> } > URL.  If a file is not on sv_downloadurl, then try the failover URL.
> } Hint
> } > Valve!  :)
> } >
> } > Guy
> } >
> } > } -----Original Message-----
> } > } From: [email protected] [mailto:hlds_linux-
> } > } [email protected]] On Behalf Of Arg!
> } > } Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 5:57 AM
> } > } To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list; Half-Life dedicated
> } > } Linux server mailing list
> } > } Subject: [hlds_linux] 301 Redirect for map downloads
> } > }
> } > } Hey All,
> } > }
> } > } For circumstances out of my control ive tried to do a redirect for my
> } > } external map download server. That is other content comes from my
> } regular
> } > } web server but the maps specifically are being http redirected to a
> } > } different server altogether. Has anyone had any success doing this as
> } its
> } > } failing for me at the moment.
> } > }
> } > } Game is tf2 on windows server.
> } > } Regards,
> } > } Arg!
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