[cod] Redirect and ff files

[l8rg8r]

.ff files are the maps and mods for COD4 so both types of servers use them
l8rg8r

Kenny Southpark wrote:
> l8rg8r this question directed at everyone else..
>
> Does the windows game server have the .ff files as well or is it only 
> on the linux servers?
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> As for the windows webserver the .ff might be an unknown file type and 
> if it is it will not allow client do receive it. This problem showed 
> up on another linux gameserver mailing list... I think in that 
> particular case it was for bz2 files
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> ~SP_Kenny
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> > Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:06:16 -0800
> > From: l8rg8r at gmail.com
> > To: cod at icculus.org
> > Subject: Re: [cod] Redirect and ff files
> >
> > Would like to thank Ronny S.(you were right, my bad) and James L. it 
> was
> > a permission problem with my provider, they corrected the problem and
> > now it works great. :)
> >
> > James Landi wrote:
> > > Possibly permission based issue? Can you check permissions with 
> say an
> > > ftp program?
> > > Just for the heck of it change the .ff file to something else like
> > > .fff or .fif to see if it's an extension issues on the windows web
> > > server.
> > >
> > > Good luck
> > > -Jim Landi
> > > Rudedog
> > > FPSadmin.com |FPSgameforums.com
> > >
> > > l8rg8r wrote:
> > >> The game server is Linux based, the redirect server is Windows 
> based,
> > >> the only files that have a problem are the .ff files, tried to just
> > >> download the file using a web browser and got an error, this 
> could be
> > >> why it does not download, all other files are fine as far as
> > >> downloading from the same place there are 2 .iwd files and the .ff
> > >> file in the same folder. I tried a Linux based file server and it 
> did
> > >> download, what would the problem be with windows not allowing this
> > >> file to be downloaded. I am baffled.
> > >> Robert
> > >>
> > >> Clanwarz wrote:
> > >>> On Jan 28, 2008 2:18 PM, l8rg8r <l8rg8r at gmail.com
> > >>> <mailto:l8rg8r at gmail.com>> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> Just checked the startup script and this is what was inside
> > >>> "+set fs_basepath /home/user/cod4 +set fs_homepath
> > >>> /home/user/cod4"
> > >>> so it appears the files are in the correct location
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> Not sure why you are not receiving the file then.. can you wget
> > >>> http://yourserver.com/cod4/mods/modname/mod.ff file?
> > >>>
> > >>> --jay
> > >>
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