Have you seen the Message Suppression plugin? https://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=80794
Also, I don't use SourceBans, but I seem to remember that the people behind it were working on using predcrab's CBaseServer hooks to process bans before a client actually "connects". You might want to look into that. Ryan On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 9:35 PM, Steven Sumichrast <[email protected]> wrote: > I know that's an option, but sourcebans' plugin just handles that > automatically -- it grabs the IP and steam id and puts it in the mysql > database. When users connect sourcebans does the checking, not the > srcds engine itself. Therein lies the problem. > > Having to ban everyone a second time through the engine to prevent the > messages seems like... well like that shouldn't be, haha. Seems like > I should have a way to either suppress the connect message for another > 10 seconds if the connection continues, or.. > > Anybody else? > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 11:25 PM, Andreas Grimm <[email protected]> wrote: >> Ban the IP address, too. >> Then you don't see the connect messages anymore. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steven >> Sumichrast >> Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 6:12 AM >> To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list >> Subject: [hlds_linux] Dealing with "retry" spam >> >> Tonight I banned a user for some language that was against the MOTD. >> I'm using Sourcebans with Sourcemod and MySQL backend. I know how the >> ban system for Sourceban works (user connects, we get steam ID, check >> database, kick if they're banned). The problem is he kept doing retry >> in console, changing his name to all sorts of nasty stuff. >> >> He never got back in, but it caused a headache on the server for a bit >> until I went and did an IP ban at the console. >> >> I guess the question is does anyone have a way to deal with those >> connect messages and make them not actually print until the user's >> gotten farther into the game server (preferably once Sourcebans has >> checked to make sure the user is going to get in or not)? I've done >> some searching on Google, Sourcebans and Sourcemod forums, but haven't >> had much luck (mostly because I'm not sure what terms I should search >> for). >> >> I know this isn't a sourcemods help board, but thought some of you >> have surely dealt with this already. >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
