Subj : Re: wow
To : Chris Hoppman
From : Scott Adams
Date : Tue May 27 2003 12:34 am
-=> Quoting Chris Hoppman to Mark Lewis <=-
ML> ahh... can you depict the flow of the data from the doorgame to the user
so
ML> can get a better idea?
ML>
ML> ie: door -> blah -> blah2 -> user
CH> door -> telnet app -> gamesrv
CH> door writes user input to a file, telnet app reads file, and send that
CH> to gamesrv.
CH> gamesrv -> telnet app -> door
CH> gamesrv sends screens to telnet app, telnet app writes that to a file,
CH> the door reads that and display's it to the user.
Why would users be sending the high codes though when
most keyboard need 2 strokes to generate them in the
first place.
CH> I have since talked with the maker of a few telnet applications on a
CH> programming fourm: www.experts-exchange.com and learned I can just
CH> ignore these codes and all will be fine. They are for more advance p2p
CH> telnet applications that want to control various factors in the server
CH> to fit the client, but for a straight forward client it was okay just
CH> to filter them out. They said though if I recieved a #255 filter out
CH> the next two chars in the buffer, because #255 is the client/server
CH> telling the other c/s that they are about to issue a command. Then the
CH> second char is saying you do it or I'll do it. Then the third one sent
CH> is what to do. ie #255,#241 #1-(#255Hey I am going to send a
CH> command),#241-I will do it,#1-Echo Chars. They said if you just filter
CH> it out then the server thinks you will comply.
CH> They gave me the list of things. If you would like I can type out
CH> that list so if this fourm is archived someone else searching can find
CH> it.
ML> CH> ps WinCrt know of some good source codes on using it. I
ML> CH> did google (wincrt pascal) and that didn't return any
ML> CH> usable source. The swag snippets were alomost useable.
ML>
ML> not sure what you're asking... are you looking for a working wincrt source
ML> file?
That's what I figured you should just ignore them IMHO.
... "Where you walk, I will walk." - Lennier
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