<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: mud client development systems --> <!--X-From-R13: <terrneNploreuvtujnl.arg> --> <!--X-Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 22:04:29 -0800 --> <!--X-Message-Id: Pine.LNX.4.04.9812062238250.3249-100000#burrito,cyberhighway.net --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 199812070457.VAA14851@ami-cg.GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, [MUD-Dev] Re: mud client development systems</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net"> </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="msg00917.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00919.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00917.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00919.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00918">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00918">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00918">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: mud client development systems</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: mud client development systems</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: <<A HREF="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 22:40:50 -0700 (MST)</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 Sun, 6 Dec 1998, Chris Gray wrote: > [Sunny Gulati:] > > >** Everything still depends on "telnetting" into a mud just as we do > >nowadays. I want to layer the client/server connections on top of > >telnet. > > I'm quite curious as to why you want to put stuff on top of telnet. Since > you are requiring a custom client anyway, why not use a custom binary > protocol of some kind? That cuts down on your communication, and avoids > altogether the problems of accidental interpretation. Yeah, then run a telnet server over *that*. I'll never do a free-form mud-client interaction again!! Took me months to even get a crude parser working worth a damn! > Chris Gray cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA > > -- > MUD-Dev: Advancing an unrealised future. > Ben Greear (greear#cyberhighway,net) <A HREF="http://www.primenet.com/~greear">http://www.primenet.com/~greear</A> Author of ScryMUD: mud.primenet.com 4444 <A HREF="http://www.primenet.com/~greear/ScryMUD/scry.html">http://www.primenet.com/~greear/ScryMUD/scry.html</A> </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="00916" HREF="msg00916.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: mud client development systems</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Chris Gray <cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00917.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: mud client development systems</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00919.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: mud client development systems</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00917.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: mud client development systems</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00919.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: mud client development systems</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00918"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00918"><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><A NAME="00922" HREF="msg00922.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Stack-Based NPC AI</A></strong>, Felix A. Croes <a href="mailto:felix#dworkin,nl">felix#dworkin,nl</a>, Mon 07 Dec 1998, 19:00 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="00920" HREF="msg00920.html">[MUD-Dev] Thought Treasure</A></strong>, Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</a>, Mon 07 Dec 1998, 18:27 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="00916" HREF="msg00916.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: mud client development systems</A></strong>, Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Mon 07 Dec 1998, 04:52 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00917" HREF="msg00917.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: mud client development systems</A></strong>, Sunny Gulati <a href="mailto:sunnywiz#radiks,net">sunnywiz#radiks,net</a>, Mon 07 Dec 1998, 05:50 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00918" HREF="msg00918.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: mud client development systems</A></strong>, greear <a href="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</a>, Mon 07 Dec 1998, 06:04 GMT </LI> </UL> <UL> <li><Possible follow-up(s)><br> <LI><strong><A NAME="00919" HREF="msg00919.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: mud client development systems</A></strong>, Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Mon 07 Dec 1998, 06:05 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00924" HREF="msg00924.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: mud client development systems</A></strong>, Jon Leonard <a href="mailto:jleonard#divcom,slimy.com">jleonard#divcom,slimy.com</a>, Mon 07 Dec 1998, 19:01 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00921" HREF="msg00921.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: mud client development systems</A></strong>, Bruce Mitchener, Jr. <a href="mailto:bruce#cybersight,com">bruce#cybersight,com</a>, Mon 07 Dec 1998, 18:50 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00923" HREF="msg00923.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: mud client development systems</A></strong>, Benjamin D. Wiechel <a href="mailto:strycher#toast,net">strycher#toast,net</a>, Mon 07 Dec 1998, 19:00 GMT </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>