Re: [NEWBIE] buf switches

From: Jon A. Nielsen (nielsenja@worldspy.net)
Date: 02/22/00


> All a buf switch is is when the MUD's write_to_output() function tries to
> write something to a players out buffer that is too small to hold the
entire
> string to be written;  the buffer is switched from a small buffer
> (char[1024]) to a large buffer (~char[12256 - MAX_PROMPT_LENGTH).

Also, the size of a large buffer might also be dependent upon the platform;
I'm not sure about this.

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