They did that to fix some exploits that were allowed by doing this.

2009/5/22 Rodrigo Peña <[email protected]>

> Blocking commands with alias was very useful...
>
> please valve put it back again :)
>
> -Rodrigo
>
>
> Thomas Kalman escribió:
> > Thats inconvinient.. any other suggestions?
> >
> > Is Valve fixing it?
> >
> > Could a Valve developer make a statement on that particular topic!?
> >
> >
> >> Well, you could still limit the FPS/ticrate by changing the kernel HZ?
> >>
> >> 2009/5/22 Joseph Laws <[email protected]>
> >>
> >>
> >>> That's unfortunate because they allow so many resource intensive
> >>> settings to be controlled through rcon.  I wouldn't find blocking alias
> >>> as a big deal if sys_ticrate (HL1) and fps_max (HL2) weren't rcon
> >>> controlled variables.  VALVe...can you force those variables to be
> >>> command line only since you've decided to block the Alias function a
> lot
> >>> of people use to enforce fps limitations?
> >>>
> >>> AnAkIn . wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> It's done on purpose. See the changelog:
> >>>>
> >>>> Prevent creating aliases using the same name as existing cvars
> >>>>
> >>>> 2009/5/22 Thomas Kalman <[email protected]>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> Using Pentium II Optimised binary.
> >>>>> Auto-restarting the server on crash
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Console initialized.
> >>>>> Protocol version 48
> >>>>> Exe version 1.1.2.6/Stdio (cstrike)
> >>>>> Exe build: 18:05:13 Oct 24 2008 (4383)
> >>>>> STEAM Auth Server
> >>>>> couldn't exec language.cfg
> >>>>> Alias name is invalid   <<<<---- zB. +sys_ticrate force
> >>>>> Alias name is invalid   <<<<---- zB. +sv_stats force
> >>>>> Server IP address xx:27015
> >>>>> Adding master server 72.165.61.189:27010
> >>>>> Adding master server 68.142.72.250:27010
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Server logging data to file logs/L0xxx000.log
> >>>>> Connection to Steam servers successful.
> >>>>> VAC secure mode is activated.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Since the latest updates, the +alias cvars don't have any effect on
> >>>>>
> >>> forcing
> >>>
> >>>>> cvar's like ticrate or other cvar's..  Is it on purpose or will it be
> >>>>>
> >>> fixed?
> >>>
> >>>>> Or is there a work arround?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Regards
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thomas
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> >> Message: 9
> >> Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 18:17:06 +0200
> >> From: "Daniel Vogel" <[email protected]>
> >> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Team Fortress 2 Update Available
> >> To: "Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list"
> >> <[email protected]>
> >> Message-ID: <16fc156e5c2d4157a2123214d3cb8...@vertrix>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
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> >>
> >> The sawmill arena map is not even finished (is this an alpha release?).
> >> The
> >> control point is called "TODO: Set name" *laugh*. I like capturing TODO:
> >> Set
> >> name.
> >> NOT - FUNNY!
> >>
> >> --------------------------------------------------
> >> From: "Claudio Beretta" <[email protected]>
> >> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 5:38 PM
> >> To: "Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list"
> >> <[email protected]>
> >> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Team Fortress 2 Update Available
> >>
> >>
> >>> This is a good update if compared to the previous: servers do not crash
> >>> this
> >>> time :-DEverything got smooth for me: downloaded at 60Mbit/s, servers
> up
> >>> in
> >>> no time.
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 5:18 PM, Daniel Vogel <[email protected]>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> I have like 7 flare guns. Srsly, every update is getting worse and
> >>>> worse.
> >>>> VALVe, what are you doing?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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