Re: MOO starting up without a port

• Date: Mon, 1 Jan 1996 22:56:36 PST
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  Marc <marc@got.net>
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> Now that MOO has MPL builtin, I think it should be possible to let
> the MOO start up without binding any port.  This way it could let
> $server_started() figure out what ports to bind--let the database
> handle everything.

Possibly dangerous and for what reason? If server_started fails for some 
reason before binding a port you lose, painfully.

Nothing stops you from binding some obscure port to begin with and then 
rebinding later, as described in the changelog.


> What does everybody out there think about these ideas?  Should 
> $user_connected() be called before the MOO shuts down or when it starts 
> up again?

Since you might be starting up on a normal checkpoint (in case of 
lossage) it has to be done at startup.


Marc                                       http://www.got.net/marc
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