Subject: New LambdaCore database released

From: Pavel Curtis <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1993 22:00:37 -0700

A new release of the LambdaCore database, compatible with server release 1.7.6,
has just been extracted from the running LambdaMOO database and made available
for FTP in the usual place:

		parcftp.xerox.com:pub/MOO/LambdaCore-21Oct93.db

In addition to having the changes necessary to work properly under release
1.7.6, this as usual contains a few months' worth of changes, bug-fixes, and
(we hope) improvements from the LambdaMOO database.

Enjoy, and let me know of any problems you encounter using this.

	Pavel/Lambda/Haakon

PS-To answer the question that always comes up, *no*, there isn't any easy way
to upgrade to a new release of the core while keeping all of your local
additions to the database.  We're sorry.

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From: Andrew Wilson <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1993 06:23:55 -0700

> additions to the database.  We're sorry.

Mmm, well, the just *might* be a way of doing this sort of thing now.  The new
CardiffMOO (new core, old local objects) has a $local (or $porter) object, still under development which allows you to do this sort of thing.  Basically it's an
intelligent @dump command which can dump info on large numbers of interrelated
objects at the same time.  One thing it can't do yet is manage the porting
of old (local) players onto the new database, but, as they say, we're working on
it.  $local, $porter or $whatever should be public domain in a few days, perhaps it'll help people move to new cores.

Luv U more than he does,

	Andy.