[Fgs-bs] [Fwd: Re: We've reached a millstone]

[tps12]

I'm good.

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: We've reached a millstone
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 09:00:06 -0400
From: tps12 <address@hidden>
To: Desired Username <address@hidden>
References: <address@hidden>

Desired Username wrote:
> Keep in mind we want telnet to still work.  Other than
> that, I think the current way is adequate.  There's a
> numerical code at the start that says what kind of
> message it is and then text for the body.  Flexible
> yet readable.

Ah, telnet must still work? I'd forgotten that goal. CC'ing FEETURE to
list so I don't forget again. I thought we were thinking of a command
line client rather than raw telnet...

> On the server end, numbers are easier to deal with,
> but I think we can only do that if we kill telnet.

Numbers aren't really easier to work with, IMHO. If you use sequential
integers starting at 0 then you can use an array as a dispatch table.
Which is a tiny optimization that wouldn't even save typing in a proper
language.

> So if I wanted to post a game in room 47, I would do
> this:
>
> 203 47 "game info"
>
> Where "203" is "post a game to a room"?

Zackles, bro.