Re: The crossfire meta-server

["Eric A. Anderson" <eanders+@CMU.EDU>]

Kjetil Torgrim Homme <kjetilho@ifi.uio.no> writes:
> Err, why can't I just do
>    echo who | mconnect madhatter.ws.cc.cmu.edu -p 13326 | tail +3
> instead?
You could, but that wouldn't tell you anything about the other
servers.

> A metaserver is something different - all Crossfire servers should
> notify the metaserver once in a while. Users can then access the
> metaserver to get a list of active servers and perhaps how many
> players there is one them.
Bingo, that's what this does.  Each crossfire server is connected to a
meta-server, and they all share information on who is up, and how many
players are playing.  Right now, with only one person running the meta
server, no one else gets listed.  Big surprise that, no other server
is telling the meta server's they exist.  Once everyone who runs a
server joins in, then the information will propogate around.
Moreover, if one of the meta-servers goes down, it's not a problem,
just contact one of the other ones.
--
Ah, I understand, my initial posting forgot to mention that once other
people run the meta-server, they will all communicate.  Sorry for
failing to mention that.
          -Eric 
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