wow. you guys should have seen the list 2 years ago. :) i thought it was relatively mild. (granted i dont read ALL the posts tho) anyway, about circle...thanks to the folks who helped me out with both the mysql stuff AND the socket stuff. i checked out the socket tutorial. it was nice and simple and straightforward. thanks. so..does anybody know any surefire way to tell if somebody is multiplaying? short of snooping anyway. anyway to like maybe pop a message into the mudlog warning online imms that here is a potential multiplayer? (besides just comparing hosts) any ideas? bill CyberLord wrote: > > Here here! > > I was/am getting to the point where I'm thinking about leaving the list. > I dont want to read thru a bunch of rude replies to someone who appearently > is totally clueless and needs a little help. Thumbing thru the code is rough > at the least and for a newbie coder about impossible. > > So if U can't help out a newbie w/o a flame reply... don't reply! It takes > up > bandwidth and server space that could be used for something more important. > > I will add... there are SOME posts that are deserving of a flame.. but how > about > sending the flame directly to the sender (e-mail) instead of flooding the > list with it?? > > Just my 2 cents worth. > > Tim. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Tim <tim@SUPPORT.KRAMER-SMILKO.COM> > To: <CIRCLE@post.queensu.ca> > Sent: Monday, January 11, 1999 4:41 PM > Subject: [OFF-TOPIC] > > >I'd just to put my 2 cents in after the message from ghost. I for one > >am just as frustrated when stupid questions are asked. But on the other > >hand, i would bet that all of us have had our fair share of stupid > >questions over our mudding lifetimes. I'd just like to ask that you go > >easy on the newbies and help instead of insult. > > > >Tim > > > >"The only stupid question is the question not asked" > > > > > > +------------------------------------------------------------+ > > | Ensure that you have read the CircleMUD Mailing List FAQ: | > > | http://qsilver.queensu.ca/~fletchra/Circle/list-faq.html | > > +------------------------------------------------------------+ > > > > +------------------------------------------------------------+ > | Ensure that you have read the CircleMUD Mailing List FAQ: | > | http://qsilver.queensu.ca/~fletchra/Circle/list-faq.html | > +------------------------------------------------------------+ -- Weather forecast for today: Sunny & Mild Weather forecast for tomorrow : Sunny & Mild www.giftsgalore.com : www.longboys.net telnet://undying.longboys.net:4000 http://undying.longboys.net +------------------------------------------------------------+ | Ensure that you have read the CircleMUD Mailing List FAQ: | | http://qsilver.queensu.ca/~fletchra/Circle/list-faq.html | +------------------------------------------------------------+
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