>
> And here it is!
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Thu, 31 Aug 1995 12:54:01 -0700
> From: Charles Rand
>
>
> Hi Steve,
>
> In comm.c there is a procedure called close_socket. At the very end of
> this procedure I commented out a section of code designed to remove
> multiple connections by the same user. As two characters cannot be on
> with the same name, I can't see why the code is there in the first place.
Two characters *can* be on with the same name -- that's the whole problem
with pl8. People can dupe by bringing the same character on twice.
With pl9, the entire dupe-check system has been rewritten so that people
absolutely can *not* log in the same character twice, making the disconnect
code that you commented out unnecessary. I agree, that code is an ugly hack,
which is why it was removed from pl9. :)
To all users of pl8: yes, commenting that code out will prevent the bug
which causes lowly mortals to log others off, but it'll open up a duping
hole.
> /*
> * kill off all sockets connected to the same player as the one who is
> * trying to quit. Helps to maintain sanity as well as prevent duping.
> */
> /*
>
> if (target_idnum >= 0) {
> for (temp = descriptor_list; temp; temp = next_d) {
> next_d = temp->next;
> if (temp->character && GET_IDNUM(temp->character) == target_idnum)
> close_socket(temp);
> }
> }
> */
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