He didn't actually do that, he was just suggesting a simple fix for the problem. This is something Valve would need to code.
Drek Majic wrote: > Wasn't sure if that was possible from the server config... may I has a > copy of what you did? :3 (I'm relatively new to L4D2 dedi > administration.) > > On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 12:44 PM, Saul Rennison <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Add a ConVar: *sv_maxuploadsize*, default to something like 2048 bytes, and >> restrict uploads to 1 per steam ID. Whitelist extensions: DAT, VTF and VMT, >> all downloads MUST go in the *downloads* folder on the server. >> >> Oh wow I fixed the problem and I can probably do all of that with a class >> and about 5 lines. >> >> Thanks, >> - Saul. >> >> >> 2009/12/8 Majic <[email protected]> >> >> >>> Hmm... if we could set an upload limit or some sort of check to make >>> sure that everything uploaded is different from what came before it so >>> people can't spam the same data... and then validate that it can be >>> used somewhere, that it's not just random 1s and 0s... Blah complex >>> problem is complex. Blacklisting extensions does sound like a poor >>> quick fix though. :\ >>> >>> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 10:32 AM, Kerry Dorsey <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> They wouldn't want to block future dynamic ad content now would they? ;) >>>> >>>> --Kerry >>>> >>>> On Dec 7, 2009, at 9:40 PM, Brian Rak wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Why does this keep getting patched by just blacklisting extensions? >>>>> At >>>>> what point are you just going to restrict uploads to the sprays >>>>> directory, and downloads to a known WHITELIST of file extensions >>>>> used by >>>>> the game (vdf, vtf, etc)? Even with the new TF2 patch, I can just >>>>> spam >>>>> say .1 files to the server long enough, and fill up it's hard drive. >>>>> What's stopping valve from fixing this properly? Nothing I know of >>>>> relies on this functionality to do anything else. >>>>> >>>>> -Brian "devicenull" Rak >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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
