I'm all for kicking malicious server owners in the butt (and that plugin is disgusting) but this MOTD limit is too harsh and very short sighted. There are so many non-malicious applications for MOTDs and once again all server operators have to suffer because of a few malicious idiots. This change is not a good way to solve the problem.
On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 8:55 AM, Robert Paulson <[email protected]>wrote: > Any type of HTML MOTD (which I am sure you use) will take up more resources > than a blank page... Mr. "everyone should run off of donations or you > shouldn't run servers and no one would ever want to view the rules or force > unruly players to read the rules" > > > On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 11:43 PM, DontWannaName! <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > You shouldn't be using a motd that lags users. That's common sense... > > > > Sent from my iPhone 5 > > > > On Apr 3, 2013, at 10:38 PM, Robert Paulson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > The whole issue started from the Traffic to Cash plugin which was > > spamming > > > webpages every second which understandably causes lag. > > > > > > That is why I propose Valve use a rate limit instead. A reasonable rate > > > limit would allow for legitimate use of the MOTD without the ability to > > > cause lag. I posted the details earlier in the mailing list. > Confirmation > > > pop-ups is not a good solution. Imagine typing !rules or !bp or !radio > > and > > > then having to click another button every time you type. > > > > > > The current solution makes legitimate servers lag players more because > > now > > > you can't change the MOTD to a blank page after it is closed. > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 10:17 PM, Erik-jan Riemers <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > >> Sounds like the "auto redirect" feature from back in the days, this > one > > >> also got nerfed. > > >> BUT, you can still do that but it ASKS the client if he/she wants to > > >> connect to it. > > >> > > >> So just simply put it back on somehow and ask the player "Do you want > to > > >> see this motd the server is offering to you?" That way you can still > > have > > >> a rules and a radio plugin too. > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: [email protected] > > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of dan > > >> Sent: donderdag 4 april 2013 6:17 > > >> To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > > >> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Mandatory Team Fortress 2 update released > > >> > > >> On 04/04/2013 00:17, Essay Tew Phaun wrote: > > >>> What's the report a server feature for, anyway? > > >> > > >> You can't expect Valve be tough on others because you weren't willing > to > > >> accept them being tough with you. > > >> > > >> Perhaps it's much easier to remove the feature and then you can't use > it > > >> or abuse it. You don't really expect them to trust anyone's judgement > or > > >> take it on face value what the spirit of rules are do you? > > >> > > >> Most of all, you can't abuse it and then claim that it's not abuse > > either > > >> because the game lets you do it or because there isn't a 150 page bill > > of > > >> rights written by lawyers and signed in blood explicitly going over > > every > > >> permitted or prohibited thing that one or more of you might dream up > > next > > >> to try and get a few bucks by annoying your players in the hope > they'll > > >> pay for you to stop annoying you. > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Dan > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > >> please visit: > > >> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > >> please visit: > > >> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
