I am writing from phone so mind mistakes and the idea of why i didn't test most of these for myself. Plus a faster and direct answer wouls be great
I have a parsing question as to how the bans.lst is parsed (reading AND writing)
1. if i were write bans like this
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banip x.x.x.x banusgn xxxxxx banip x.x.x.x
2. the delimiter used in bans, is usually 4 spaces(a tab /t), if i were to just use one space, it would it still be a valid read?
3. When a server is started, at what intervals is the bans list updated and read at? If i were to update it using a text editor and save it will it be directly read and used or shall i have to restart the server
4. If I were to write a lua based custom bans.lst parser JUST for WRITING (not reading, mind) it wouldn't cause some kind of a clash if I don't use cs2d stock ban commands (banusgn,banip etc), righto?
5. What are the extents to using bans.lst, are there any hidden parameters?