I don't know nothing about SRCDS and beta HLDS. The problem is that the HLDS disconnects a banned client only after it validates the account, which theoretically is OK because this usually takes few seconds. But there are situations when validation process requires a lot of time, allowing users with banned Steam IDs to connect to server and even play some rounds. In some cases the server fails to validate a user and kicks it after ~5 minutes with "Error verifying STEAM UserID Ticket" error.
You can ask Valve to fix this because since 22 Oct 2008 update servers know players Steam ID when they connect (no more STEAM_ID_PENDING), so it is possible to call SV_FilterUser function (the one which check to see if a Steam ID is banned) when a player connects. Sorin -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] on behalf of Ronny Schedel Sent: Sat 4/18/2009 1:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [hlds_linux] Banlists sometimes not working Hello, we have some problems with the server side banlists of HLDS/SRDCS gameservers. Permanent banned players are able to play sometimes. The SteamID is correctly recognized by the server and it is inside the banned.cfg/user_banned.cfg. The banlists are also in the memory of the gameserver. This problem affects all Valve gameservers (CS, CSS, DODS, TF2, ...). I suspect this problem is related to the availability of the Steamcommunity. Can anyone confirm this or has a fix? It would be nice if the bans would work like before the Steamcommunity in the good old days 10 years ago. Best regards Ronny Schedel _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux -- Psssst! Schon vom neuen GMX MultiMessenger gehört? Der kann`s mit allen: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/multimessenger01 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
