I'd classify carpetbanning as a Denial of Service attack

[pecon98]

what the hell are you talking about

bans aren't sent to the master server

An awful lot is sent to the master server. Unless you go brown townyze the connection while it happens you really don't know.

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[ScratchTehEPICSpaceDude]

An awful lot is sent to the master server. Unless you go brown townyze the connection while it happens you really don't know.

Bans being sent to the master server doesn't make any sense.

[Kalphiter]

An awful lot is sent to the master server. Unless you go brown townyze the connection while it happens you really don't know.

Not really. The master server has to handle less than 30KB per second (180 servers, 100KB images each) due to preview images, and that's about it.

I excluded the forums because it's impossible for me to calculate that.

[pecon98]

Not really. The master server has to handle less than 30KB per second (180 servers, 100KB images each) due to preview images, and that's about it.

I excluded the forums because it's impossible for me to calculate that.

You could still stick a lot of plain text through that connection.

The fact that Badspot has been collecting players' shader information through the Master Server is proof that it's easily possible.

[Axolotl]

Not really. The master server has to handle less than 30KB per second (180 servers, 100KB images each) due to preview images, and that's about it.

I excluded the forums because it's impossible for me to calculate that.

The ban-warning packets are probably sent compressed.

Imagine that ^ was a seperator parsed by the master server, and that the second 1 is a bit for BL_ID banning (0 would be IP banning)
Like: 7EB8^1^3F34^-1^Bye bye, and hope you stay permabanned!

That string sizes to about 50 bytes on ANSI coding, but the hex parts and the numbers would probably be raw hex.

[Kalphiter]

The ban-warning packets are probably sent compressed.

Imagine that ^ was a seperator parsed by the master server, and that the second 1 is a bit for BL_ID banning (0 would be IP banning)
Like: 7EB8^1^3F34^-1^Bye bye, and hope you stay permabanned!

That string sizes to about 50 bytes on ANSI coding, but the hex parts and the numbers would probably be raw hex.

What does this have to do with the master server?

[Axolotl]

What does this have to do with the master server?

the fact that plain text uses a small amount of resources

[Kalphiter]

the fact that plain text uses a small amount of resources

But those are bans, what does that have to do with the master server?

[Tonkka]

I like your "dumbasses" list. No sarcasm here.

[Mr.Noßody]

This is exactly why I don't give random people Admin.

Putting a cap on something because it's possible to abuse makes the game seem 'child locked'.
The point where customization is cut for idiot proofing is where I draw the line.

[Jeep]

Attacking servers should result in Key-Deactivation, in my opinion.

[DrenDran]

Ahem.

Date Submitted:    Fri Dec 31, 2010 3:04 pm

[shyGriff]

This is exactly why I don't give random people Admin.

i don't give anyone admin except for people i know really really really really well