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<H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: Multi-Server games</H1>
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<LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI>
<LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: Multi-Server games</LI>
<LI><em>From</em>: Jo Dillon <<A HREF="mailto:emily#thelonious,new.ox.ac.uk">emily#thelonious,new.ox.ac.uk</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Sat, 27 Jun 1998 11:18:15 +0000</LI>
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MH (michael#sparta,mainstream.net) spake thusly:
> Just keep the player/object on the original server until the new server
> verifies that it has taken possession of the player/object. Something
> along the lines of:
>
> The international highway:
>
> You see a signpost here, marking where Bubbaland leaves off and
> Boffoworld begins.
>
> > walk east (to Boffoland)
>
> <remote server SEGV's>
> <local server fails to recieve confirmation of remote server's
> acceptance of player>
> <local server puts player back where he/she was, takes necessary visual
> steps>
>
> Suddenly, a great chasm appears between you and Boffoland. You won't be
> going *there* for a while...
>
> > curse
> You swear angrily.
This is exactly what I do, as a matter of fact. But what if things fail
halfway through transferring a group of objects? (I.e. Bubba is transported
but failure happens halfway through transferring the things he's carrying?)
And what happens if something nasty happens between the time when the
object is linked into the new node's database and the acknowledgement is
sent?
Jo
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<LI><STRONG>[MUD-Dev] Re: In game bulletin boards vs. Web based.</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM>
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01189" HREF="msg01189.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: In game bulletin boards vs. Web based.</A></strong>,
Jo Dillon <a href="mailto:emily#thelonious,new.ox.ac.uk">emily#thelonious,new.ox.ac.uk</a>, Wed 24 Jun 1998, 07:13 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01198" HREF="msg01198.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Multi-Server games</A></strong>,
Ben Greear <a href="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</a>, Thu 25 Jun 1998, 04:34 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01202" HREF="msg01202.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Multi-Server games</A></strong>,
Jo Dillon <a href="mailto:emily#thelonious,new.ox.ac.uk">emily#thelonious,new.ox.ac.uk</a>, Thu 25 Jun 1998, 06:43 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01227" HREF="msg01227.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Multi-Server games</A></strong>,
MH <a href="mailto:michael#sparta,mainstream.net">michael#sparta,mainstream.net</a>, Fri 26 Jun 1998, 22:47 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01232" HREF="msg01232.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Multi-Server games</A></strong>,
Jo Dillon <a href="mailto:emily#thelonious,new.ox.ac.uk">emily#thelonious,new.ox.ac.uk</a>, Sat 27 Jun 1998, 11:19 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01233" HREF="msg01233.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Multi-Server games</A></strong>,
MH <a href="mailto:michael#sparta,mainstream.net">michael#sparta,mainstream.net</a>, Sat 27 Jun 1998, 13:15 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01244" HREF="msg01244.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Multi-Server games</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Mon 29 Jun 1998, 17:34 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01264" HREF="msg01264.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Multi-Server games</A></strong>,
Vadim Tkachenko <a href="mailto:vt#freehold,crocodile.org">vt#freehold,crocodile.org</a>, Tue 30 Jun 1998, 04:47 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01284" HREF="msg01284.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Multi-Server games</A></strong>,
Ben Greear <a href="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</a>, Wed 01 Jul 1998, 05:52 GMT
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