Well, Christopher said the server isn't actually there. And that it is basically only used to advertise in the server browser. So 1 is out of the question, and 3 is (as you said yourself) no longer an issue.
Which leaves me with 2. Which is pretty fucked up :P On 2010-07-28 13:57, Gene wrote: > There are three main reasons for some douche to run a fake server: > 1) "steal" traffic from rival communities > 2) damage reputation/image of targeted community/server > 3) to spread malware via a MotD vulnerability > > Though the 3rd is less likely nowandays, back in the day, I ran into > issues with a particular CS server community that faked the server I was > running (with additional "#" to get it to appear on top) which would > then redirect to their own server. > Luckily, they were stupid enough to try to hack our servers and we were > able to their game hosting accounts disabled due to ToS violations. > > Yea, who would've thought CS/TF2/etc would be so political... > > G. > > On Jul 28, 2010, at 4:14 AM, Oliver Salzburg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 2010-07-28 09:46, Christopher Szabo wrote: >>> >>> Why shouldn't VALVE fix it? >>> >>> Its fake, the server isn't really there and the players isn't there. >>> The servers is there only for advertise in serverbrowser. >>> >>> Its not about the names, its about the serverlist getting BIG and >>> messy. Its harder to find good REAL servers that works. >>> >> >> Ok, let me get this straight. >> There are servers that use YOUR name but can't be connected to. >> And they do that to advertise in the serverbrowser. >> So they advertise your name and gain nothing from it. >> >> What is the point? Promote your brand for fun? _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
