https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?s=3584a3bb4ea90284f57d4e4dd4e4141d&ref=1456-EUDN-2493
It eludes me why we have to cope with custom ports & firewall rules just to login to a service and download software that could be delivered using HTTPS and web services.
Note that I don't mean to play online but to merely log-in in the service, browsing the catalog, spend my money and download software. That's why other Digital Deliverers (mostly represented by Impulse) are gaining ground over Steam. I guess that iTunes will marginalize Steam on Mac as soon Apple will deply the new MacStore, since it is a lot easier to live with it on very strict network configurations.
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https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?s=3584a3bb4ea90284f57d4e4dd4e4141d&ref=1456-EUDN-2493 It eludes me why we have to cope with custom ports & firewall rules just to login to a service and download software that could be delivered using HTTPS and web services. Note that I don't mean to play online but to merely log-in in the service, browsing the catalog, spend my money and download software. That's why other Digital Deliverers (mostly represented by Impulse) are gaining ground over Steam. I guess that iTunes will marginalize Steam on Mac as soon Apple will deply the new MacStore, since it is a lot easier to live with it on very strict network configurations.