[Freeciv-Dev] Possible abuse with allowconnect/multiple controlling connections (PR#1426)

[Reinier Post <rp@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 09:50:57AM -0700, schnetter@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Full_Name: Stefan Schnetter
> Version: 
> Distribution: Don't know
> Client: Both (or N/A)
> OS: 
> Submission from: (NULL) (80.128.110.110)
> 
> 
> During i have played a game someone showed how to make multiple connections
> (before that i did not know that is possible).

[...]

> The problem is if someone use e.g. h*ad and not just h+ad!
> 
> See also #1139 DoS attack server with allowconnect
> http://www.freeciv.org/cgi-bin/bugs/open?id=1139

I don't understand the exact problem.  Will it be good enough to
simply disallow the allowconnect option on public servers?

In general civserver isn't designed to be safe from abuse.
Trusting your visitors to behave seems to have worked out well so far.

-- 
Reinier