BlueT/SSCV Gamehosting Change

[L.C.]

As of two days ago it was decided that BlueT/SSCV would no longer provide Win32 ASSS gamehosting due to security and reliability concerns. Existing clients (two to be exact) have until February 25, 2011 before service to them is terminated. We will continue to support and provide for Subgame2 gamehosting without fee. If you are interested in signing up for hosting, you may find registration instructions at http://www.hlrse.net/subspace.php.

 

And nope, this does not mean we will be shutting down entirely. We were supporting ASSS experimentally, and its trial on our systems have expired. We will, and have always since providing gamehosting to the SubSpace community, are a Subgame2 host.

 

(Editor's note: The views and opinions expressed in this notice are BlueT's and are not shared by the Administration of the Subspace Gaming Network.)

[»Lynx]

What security concerns are there?

[Dr Brain]

Someone might create a zone worth playing, thereby increasing the bandwidth load on the server above 0.

[»Lynx]

For those that do need asss hosting, feel free to contact me.

[Samapico]

Someone might create a zone worth playing, thereby increasing the bandwidth load on the server above 0.

[Kilo]

Security issues? Perhaps you'd care to share this with an asss developer?

[Cheese]

the whole 'modules are arbitrary code' thing

 

but the real reason is because his half life server was making the system slow down, and hes trying to lighten the load

its only a matter of time before sscv goes down for good

[L.C.]

but the real reason is because his half life server was making the system slow down, and hes trying to lighten the load

I don't know where you pull out these assumptions. You do a lot of logic twisting.

 

its only a matter of time before sscv goes down for good

Why would we do that? We're a business, have no problems financially, and have no reason whatsoever to rid of the server.

[Dr Brain]

I assume you'll be stopping MERVBot hosting for the same reason, then?

[»D1st0rt]

Added a disclaimer at the end for people reading it on ssgn.net

[Kilo]

I assume you'll be stopping MERVBot hosting for the same reason, then?

I was wondering this, too.

[»Lynx]

So, there was a change of mind I'm told?

[Cheese]

no, just an added exclusion list

[Samapico]

Care to explain?

[Cheese]

exclusions: cheese

[Samapico]

Exclusions from the server, or exclusions to the "no more asss" rule?

[Cheese]

as in, no zones running asss will be hosted unless they are run by cheese

[Dr Brain]

Makes sense, since there's no risk of this:

 

Someone might create a zone worth playing, thereby increasing the bandwidth load on the server above 0.

[Cheese]

thats rather insulting

[L.C.]

We won't be supporting ASSS hosting on Win32; Cheese has been given an exception because I found myself at wrong in terminating him for nothing that he did.

 

If you have a problem with this, there is always L Y N X and you can always get your own VPS or server.

Edited February 23, 2011 by L.C.

[Kilo]

Can you explain what the problem is with ASSS yet? We need to fix this.

[Dr Brain]

Both the comment and the quote were meant as a joke. They were just too good to pass up.

 

Yes, as far as I know there's no security risk for asss beyond that posed by bots.

[Yupa]

Stop using ASSS on Windows, newbs.

[Kilo]

That's not the point. If a host is going to claim that ASSS has a security vulnerability, on any platform, we have to fix it. Why he is keeping this information to himself is beyond me.

[PlayWolf]

I did hear rumors, that ASSS was a bit vunerable, but I never fully figured out how, to say that I can't even program/ or work with ASSS in the first place...