We already advised VALVe a while ago to add a password string which can be set in the steam community admin page, and which can added (and hidden like sv_password) in the servers cfg file.
Hereby I urge VALVe again to have a look at this. So far luckily we've been able to keep our group clean of this. Cheers, -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ronny Schedel Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 9:30 AM To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Unwanted L4D servers in own Steamcommunity group It is public, you can get it from game-monitor.com or somewhere else. > More interesting question is, how does the 3rd party know your > Steamgroup ID? That is not public information, is it? > > -ics > > Herbi kirjoitti: >> Hi! >> >> You can't afaik. >> >> We also add our servers into other steamgroups, but we're asking the >> group admin for permission. >> Try to contact the 3rd party server provider and tell them to not add >> their servers into your group. :) >> >> Regards >> Herbi >> >> Ronny Schedel schrieb: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> is there some way to protect the own steam community group for unwanted >>> servers? Some servers were added to our Steamcommunity group but are not >>> maintained by us. We want to give the best game experience to our >>> community >>> and we take care to not overload our servers. But we cannot assure this >>> for >>> third party servers. How can we protect our Steamcommunity group from >>> third >>> party servers? >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.287 / Virus Database: 270.12.1/2071 - Release Date: 04/21/09 16:48:00 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
