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fixes delete/insert functions to work with STEAM

the new version works with STEAM users (they are no longer immune to mediator)

this is primarily a bug fix release. if you are running mediator on a windows machine, you should definitely pick up this version.

one thing that this version fixes that everyone might want is that it is much better at dealing with a server where the admin turns cheating-death off (cdrequired -1) for clan matches and such.

this release includes some bug fixes (works on windows again) and is much better at co-existing with Cheating-Death. please read the README file for information on the improved dumper.pl command as well.

the 0.8.2 version will help players to upgrade to the newest version of CD. you now get 5 warnings PER VERSION before getting kicked.

so if your server used version 0.8 and player N00b used up his 5 warnings and got kicked, they will get 5 more warnings with version 0.9 before getting kicked.

see mediator.cfg

this is the latest version for Cheating-Death (http://www.cheating-death.com)

improved warnings and better support for server farms are the primary changes.

i've rewritten Mediator to work with Cheating-Death, the excellent alternative to cheat detection schemes. please visit http://www.cheating-death.com for more info on Cheating-Death.

mediator is a bit stricter than 0.7.2. PB v0.956 seems to toggle between "violation- timeout" and "on server" status for players without a PB client. 0.7.2 wasn't warning/kicking players for "on server". in 0.7.3 i've added a Strict setting to the mediator.cfg file. if you wish to warn/kick players who are in "on server" status, simply change this to a non-zero value.... read more

GriffinRUN is now offering mediator for their custom game servers.

also, RunArena (also a GriffinRUN server), one of the most popular CS servers period, is running mediator.

see the links on the homepage for GriffinRUN

this release fixes a ton of problems due to the quirks of the new PB server (v0.956). if your mediator is kicking people who believe they are running PB, you need to upgrade your mediator to 0.7.2.

also included in 0.7.2 is the cfg file section that was missing from the 0.7.2 release.

a new version of Mediator has been released. you must upgrade to this version if you run a 0.956 PunkBuster server as PB changes have invalidated previous Mediator versions.

also in this version:
- real time insert/delete commands
- reload command which resets the in memory database
- mediator now sends email warnings when things get strange with the PB server

fixed bug in insert.pl that prevented it from working correctly on new databases

the latest mediator version includes support for an alternative mediaton method that allows admins to add wonids to the required database by hand and not use ratio checking at all.

mediator now also registers itself in the sv_contact variable allowing game browsers to filter servers for the "mediated" string.

for example, you can search for PB OPT servers that are mediated.

v0.5.1 was released with config and documentation bugs. the "say required" command was not working because of a config issue.

this release fixes that problem as well as modifying the "say required" output to include the current PB status for the player

Jaxx posted a news item about mediator on the server page @ www.counter-strike.net

Mediator development, release, and support is now hosted at SourceForge. for usability reasons, the Mediator support forum at www.beatdown12.com will continue to be supported.