Re: Repeating prompts

From: J P (JoeP401@email.msn.com)
Date: 01/03/00


Im starting to think its the updates SE winsock...
just because my linux box seems to handle it AOK.

Anyonee lse ahve any other OS (besides linux, macOS and windows) that they
ahve tested this so called bug on?

BTW im running linux red hat 6.1 on my other computer.

--LordKaT

> First:
> The CircleMUD code was not broken. It did not fail to work in any
> way. All clients worked with the each circlemud version until now.
> (maybe there was a reason it was designed that way years ago??)
>
> Second:
> Noone has proven that the clients are broken. (It could be winsock)
> Has anyone researched and pulled apart any of these clients?
>
> Lastly:
> There are mixed views on what is broken or not broken.
> Myself and others have asked that there be a solution to provide both
> "working" versions and allow the coder to decide until the "real" problem
> is solved. When the older version is wiped from the server, and we
> all start seeing these messages come across from newbies as to why
> users are getting these same problems, don't get pissed that we tried
> to come up with a solution to prevent it.
>
> I agree that the code should be the way it is. I disagree that it should
> be held stead fast and the old (so called broken) code not be included
> for the coder to decide which to use.


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