Subject: The New Server of Doom

From: "Mr. Rogers works hand-in-hand with the KGB" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 6 May 1992 12:35:57 -0700

The new server which Pavel plans sounds like a heaven-sent gift; however, he
mentions changes to the MOO prog'ing language.  Will old MOO-code and database
info be completely upward-compatible with the new server?  This is of some
importance to me, as the MOO on which I work is planning to upgrade to the new
server version when it becomes available.

Also, speaking of Clay Luther's modded server, I wonder if the new Pavel server
is going to include Clay's mega-handy regexp() function.

- Gilmore

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From: Clay Luther <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 6 May 1992 14:35:21 -0700

> is going to include Clay's mega-handy regexp() function.

I would hope Pavel will include the regular expression functions to the server.
These are *awfully* useful (of course ;)).  

Besides, I'd hate to have to hack on the new server (again).

-- 
Clay W. Luther                  [email-masked]
System Manager                  Center for Network Neuroscience
University of North Texas       PO Box 5218 Denton, Texas 76203
817/565-3896,3472               aka. Malraux@GodNet (Bushashuru!)

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From: Pavel Curtis <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 6 May 1992 16:01:57 -0700

Will old MOO-code and database info be completely upward-compatible with the
   new server?

Yes.  You may assume this for all future changes unless I specifically say
otherwise.  If I change the database format or make incompatible changes to the
language, I will also provide a reasonable upgrade path for other MOOs.

   Also, speaking of Clay Luther's modded server, I wonder if the new Pavel
   server is going to include Clay's mega-handy regexp() function.

This is very likely, though I don't know how high up it'll be on my priority
list.  It's not very hard to integrate the changes, though, so it'll probably
be pretty early in the next big raft of changes.  I don't guarantee, though,
that the new facilities will be exactly like the ones Clay made available; I
haven't looked at them very closely yet.  If I see what seems to me a better
way of making the same or more functionality available, then I'll probably do
that instead.

	Pavel