[bf1942] Ban email

Brigham Stevens brs at vikingmind.com
Wed Jun 15 15:16:15 EDT 2005


I didn't see it on slashdot... but maybe I am bad at finding things on
slashdot? did it get posted? link?

Neal Clayton wrote:

> actually what really went through was better proof read, I added
> "plain text" before "python server config files" as well, but it's
> late and i forgot to copy/paste before submitting, bleh.
>
> all this reading of forums and mailing lists at work makes life hard i
> tell ya, i need a vacation.
>
> Joe wrote:
>
>> Swapped uncommented/commented but close enough. ;)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Neal Clayton [mailto:xayd at vae-victus.org]
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 11:34 PM
>> To: bf1942 at icculus.org
>> Subject: Re: [bf1942] Ban email
>>
>>
>> just submitted..
>>
>> EA: BF2 server configuration is "hacking"
>>
>> EA has started <a
>> href="http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/625/625301p1.html">banning</a> IPs
>> of privately hosted BF2 demo servers from the Gamespy public server
>> list if the servers were changed to remove demo-specific time limits
>> and restrictions on in-game weapons that EA wanted to keep exclusive
>> to their in house servers.  The catch?  The changes in question were
>> simple settings in the server's python server config files that only
>> had to be uncommented to be used, and there was no EULA or TOS
>> distributed with the Linux server to violate <a
>> href="http://forum.eagames.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=7046&highlight=#7046">per
>> a user on the EA Games UK public forum</a>.
>>
>> Joe wrote:
>>
>>  
>>
>>> I second that.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Michael Ressen [mailto:netadmin at michiganburbs.com]
>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 7:50 PM
>>> To: bf1942 at icculus.org
>>> Subject: Re: [bf1942] Ban email
>>>
>>>
>>> Joe wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>> Broadbandreports and many other sites are running front-page
>>>> mentions of
>>>> this horsecrap. Maybe that will get EA's attention..
>>>>
>>>>  
>>>>     
>>>
>>> Someone get this up on Slashdot.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>   
>>
>>
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>>
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