-----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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