Maybe give a popup when a url is launched. "You are being redirected to a website that is not controlled or monitored by steam or valve. Do not enter any personal information on this website, and be sure to use the report phishing button in the web browser if you think the website is suspect. [ Continue ] [ Cancel ]"
This is how Outlook Web Access handles it, and maybe other services that allow external links. Allan -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of f0rkz Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 7:01 AM To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list Subject: Re: [hlds] steam:// protocol commands Or we can use a url... I see major potential in this. If someone is stupid enough to fall for a spoof inside the overlay browser, maybe they deserve it? -f0rkz On Wed, 2010-02-10 at 18:07 -0500, Allan Button wrote: > Why not have steam://overlay/community/##### as a page then? > > Then the worst you can do is force them to your community page. Don't give > direct access to web pages out of steams control. > > Allan > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of DontWannaName! > Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 5:50 PM > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds] steam:// protocol commands > > The point of the overlay is that it is connected with community so users can > join groups right from the server without using a bunch of work arounds and > abusing the invite system. > > On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Cc2iscooL <[email protected]> wrote: > > > They could already do that in the MOTD if they really wanted to. > > > > On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 2:29 PM, Rick Payton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > ooohhhh man just imagine the phishing possibilities by "rogue" > > > server admins if that functionality was implemented. Playing a > > > game, and then an "official" looking login screen pops up > > > prompting you to "re-authenticate with the Steam cloud or be > > > kicked from the server in 30 seconds" - Steam support would be working > > > overtime helping users get their accounts back. > > > > > > I imagine some of you here could come up with some really cool > > > stuff too, stuff that could greatly benefit their community. Oh > > > well :( > > > > > > --mauirixxx > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] [mailto: > > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Jonah Hirsch > > > Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 9:40 AM > > > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > > > Subject: Re: [hlds] steam:// protocol commands > > > > > > I'd have to assume that more people would fall for phishing in the > > > overlay than in the motd. > > > > > > On Wednesday, February 10, 2010, f0rkz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I don't see how it could be abused further than the motd allows. > > > > > > > > Hopefully this isn't the case, but you are probably right. > > > > > > > > On Wed, 2010-02-10 at 10:18 -0800, DontWannaName! wrote: > > > >> I think they are scared it would be abused. :P > > > >> > > > >> On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 10:14 AM, f0rkz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > > > >> > I would really love to see this feature added. Gives a > > > >> > little bit > > > more > > > >> > to the MOTD. The ability to open a site in the overlay > > > >> > browser > > would > > > >> > help out a lot! > > > >> > > > > >> > -f0rkz > > > >> > > > > >> > On Wed, 2010-02-10 at 09:57 -0800, DontWannaName! wrote: > > > >> > > I requested that a long long time ago. They have added > > > >> > > support for > > > it > > > >> > with > > > >> > > the ingame button on the menu to take you to the blog but > > > >> > > its > > built > > > into > > > >> > the > > > >> > > engine I believe and not a Steam:// command. > > > >> > > > > > >> > > On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 6:02 AM, f0rkz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > I've been poking around a little bit for some information > > > >> > > > on > > this. > > > Is > > > >> > > > it possible to open the overlay browser from an MOTD in > > > >> > > > games > > like > > > L4D > > > >> > > > and L4D2? > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Steam:// > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > "Overlay Browser > > > >> > > > * steam://overlay/<Website or Arguments From Steam://url> > > > >> > > > * Opens the overlay ingame with the > > > >> > > > specified > > > parameter, > > > >> > > > helpful for opening steam groups ingame so > > players > > > can > > > >> > > > join. --DontWannaName > > > >> > > > * Second this request, would be > > > >> > > > great for > > > creating > > > >> > > > communities for/in L4D > > > >> > > > Captain-p0t-n00dle > > > 10:02, > > > >> > > > 10 May 2009 (UTC)" > > > >> > > > I was reading here it was a requested feature but that > > > >> > > > may have > > > been > > > >> > > > quite some time ago. Anyone know if this was an added feature? > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > -f0rkz > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > >> > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the > > > >> > > > list > > > archives, > > > >> > > > please visit: > > > >> > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > > >> > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the > > > >> > > list > > > archives, > > > >> > please visit: > > > >> > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > _______________________________________________ > > > >> > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > archives, > > > >> > please visit: > > > >> > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > >> > > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > > >> archives, > > > please visit: > > > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > > > archives, > > > please visit: > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Jonah Hirsch > > > ----------------------- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > > archives, please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > > archives, please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > archives, please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
