Just for kicks&giggles, do you have the copyover patch in also?
I'm wondering if copyover eventually corrupts id nums or something.
Melen
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On Mon, 27 Apr 1998, Brian wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blah <merren@MINDCRYME.COM>
> To: CIRCLE@post.queensu.ca <CIRCLE@post.queensu.ca>
> Date: Monday, April 27, 1998 12:48 PM
> Subject: Strange mail system problem, help!
>
>
> >I don't get this:
> >
> >AFK 5000/5000h [none] > mail melen
> >The postmaster tells you, 'No one by that name is registered here!'
> >
> >Well, I assure you I'm there hehe, cause I'm the one trying to mail
> >myself. The mail system seems to every once and a while go on the fritz
> >and not recognize anyone by name. Nothing else appears to be affected.
> >
> >A stat self:
> >MALE PC 'Melen' IDNum: [ 1], In room [ 1205]
> >
> >ID nums are fine for all players when I stat them. I'm sorry I don't have
> >any more info to give, but it just doesn't make any sense at all!
> >
> > if ((recipient = get_id_by_name(buf)) < 0) {
> > act("$n tells you, 'No one by that name is registered here!'",
> > FALSE, mailman, 0, ch, TO_VICT);
> > return;
> > }
> >
> >Could it be buf is getting screwed up somehow? (in house.s for this
> >function it's defined as: char buf[256];).
> >
> >Any ideas?
>
>
> You're not alone... This happened on my MUD as well... This has only
> happened once, and a reboot fixed it. I assumed it was "one of those
> things" and didn't give it much thought. Looks like there's more to this
> than I thought. Wonder how many others have seen this?
>
> - Brian
>
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