<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch --> <!--X-From-R13: "Oqnz X. Fubeagba" <nqnzNcubravk.Bevaprgba.SRG> --> <!--X-Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 18:44:41 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 19980805214014.A29460#tucson,Princeton.EDU --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 000401bdc0d7$ac581fc0$2bd60d90@noiroi --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, [MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:adam#phoenix,Princeton.EDU"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00505.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00507.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00505.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00512.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00506">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00506">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00506">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: "Adam J. Thornton" <<A HREF="mailto:adam#phoenix,Princeton.EDU">adam#phoenix,Princeton.EDU</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 21:40:14 -0400</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> On Wed, Aug 05, 1998 at 08:15:17PM -0500, Franklyn Colebrooke, Jr. wrote: > What I will be using is MSVC++ 5.0 (will get six when it's released) Win98. > The idea I have in mind is to create a server that robust enough to do > several things: Why run it under W98? If you build a Win32 server, at least NT offers a modicum of security and stability. > 1. maintain quality connections with players in such a manner that it will > actively ping the players and drop anyone within the admin's described > margins. If not drop them, then to put them on a holding queue until the > connection improves. Possible, but likely to cause a lot of annoyance. > I've more ideas, but it seems to me that they stem from getting the server > up and going first. How practical is MFC for the job or creating a server > for the aforementioned ideas? What other avenues should I look into? Again, > any input would be greatly appreciated. No idea. Adam -- adam#princeton,edu "There's a border to somewhere waiting, and a tank full of time." - J. Steinman </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00505" HREF="msg00505.html">[MUD-Dev] [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> "Franklyn Colebrooke, Jr." <colebrookef#post,uwstout.edu></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00505.html">[MUD-Dev] [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00507.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Affordances and social method (Was: Re: Wi</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00505.html">[MUD-Dev] [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00512.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00506"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00506"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>[MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00515" HREF="msg00515.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></strong>, T. Alexander Popiel <a href="mailto:popiel#snugharbor,com">popiel#snugharbor,com</a>, Thu 06 Aug 1998, 06:20 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00531" HREF="msg00531.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></strong>, Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam#mail,angel.com">adam#mail,angel.com</a>, Thu 06 Aug 1998, 18:18 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01013" HREF="msg01013.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Fri 11 Sep 1998, 02:43 GMT </LI> </ul> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00505" HREF="msg00505.html">[MUD-Dev] [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></strong>, Franklyn Colebrooke, Jr. <a href="mailto:colebrookef#post,uwstout.edu">colebrookef#post,uwstout.edu</a>, Thu 06 Aug 1998, 01:22 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00506" HREF="msg00506.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></strong>, Adam J. Thornton <a href="mailto:adam#phoenix,Princeton.EDU">adam#phoenix,Princeton.EDU</a>, Thu 06 Aug 1998, 01:44 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00512" HREF="msg00512.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></strong>, Hans-Henrik Staerfeldt <a href="mailto:hhs#cbs,dtu.dk">hhs#cbs,dtu.dk</a>, Thu 06 Aug 1998, 05:42 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00519" HREF="msg00519.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></strong>, Ross Nicoll <a href="mailto:rnicoll#calmar-mud,com">rnicoll#calmar-mud,com</a>, Thu 06 Aug 1998, 15:17 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00522" HREF="msg00522.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></strong>, T. Alexander Popiel <a href="mailto:popiel#snugharbor,com">popiel#snugharbor,com</a>, Thu 06 Aug 1998, 16:23 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00523" HREF="msg00523.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></strong>, Holly Sommer <a href="mailto:hsommer#micro,ti.com">hsommer#micro,ti.com</a>, Thu 06 Aug 1998, 16:43 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>