Subject: Re: dangers of open_network_connection

From: Andrew Wilson <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 12:12:55 -0800

Ewww,
	Amy ([email-masked]) said:

> I'd like to find a secure way to let people with a "networker" bit
> make nifty things.

Does this mean that I'm about to become corefied?!?

Concernedly yours,

Networker @ ;)MOO

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From: Andrew Wilson <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 12:16:32 -0800

Ewwwwwwww!,

	Haakon sez:

> Easy.  Add a wiz-only property to all players called `networker' and write a
> wiz-owned verb called, say, $net_utils:open_connection, like this:

I KNEW I should have made the name copyright!

Networker (with permission).

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From: [email-masked] (A VAX's nightmare)
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 13:48:10 -0800

> if the connection can't be made in that time, E_INVARG is raised.

Hmm... E_INVARG might prove to be a bit confusing in some instances.
Perhaps another, more unique error code would be more appropriate.
Perhaps E_NACC would be a better choice.

Just adding my two cents.
-Wayne/Sadric@LambdaMOO