ð thus on Sun, 17 Dec 1995 17:40:17 -0500, Pink virtually scripted... Pink> idname = ident_id (desc, 5); /* this attempts to get the username */ Pink> Just curious, will this statement bring the mud to a halt until it Pink> has connected to the remote host and acquired the username? Actually the second argument is the timeout value. You can normally set this value real low (about 1 second), but with network lag, it might timeout a little often. (about the same as it would take the nameserver) d. -- ``this is where you fall down.'' - johnny cage, mortal kombat
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