MudOS is an LPmud server (driver) which was originally distributed as an enhanced version of the LPmud 3.x driver. It does not support COMPAT mode, but a number of newer mudlibs are available. This is the source (src) directory from the MudOS v21.x distribution. Minor releases of MudOS (those with a minor version number after the decimal, e.g. v20.26) are typically released without installation instructions, usage instructions, documentation, or other supporting material (since the size of this other material is fairly large). Releases of MudOS with version numbers having only one component (e.g. v21) will be released as a combined source/documentation package (e.g. MudOS_v21.tar.Z which is the most recent such release) The minor releases are intended for those who are already familiar with installing and running MudOS. These fix bugs in older drivers and introduce new features. Alpha and beta versions of future versions are available only in the form of patches. Typically, only those interested in testing for bugs or in being on the bleeding edge need install the alpha/beta releases. When deciding to upgrade, be sure to read the ChangeLog file in the same directory as this README to find out about the latest changes to MudOS. In the case of alpha and beta releases, also check out ChangeLog.alpha and ChangeLog.beta. In particular, note the changes marked "compat buster" since these describe changes to the driver which may cause pre-existing mudlibs (such as Lil) to break in some minor fashion (the ChangeLog should give enough information to allow affected mudlibs to be fixed). Notes: The official support site for MudOS is http://www.mudos.org/ If you believe that you have found a bug in MudOS that is not listed in the Bugs file, please visit the support site and check through the existing bugs in the bug database to see if someone else has reported your bug. If nobody has reported the bug, please submit a bug report. Please try to include as much information as you possibly can about the bug. If you can provide details on how to reproduce the problem, that's the best kind of information you can give. If the driver has crashed, read the file IT_CRASHED included in this distribution to find out how to collect information for reporting your crash. The 'addr_server' file replaces the old hname program. Unlike hname, addr_server must be started up manually (it takes a single argument which is the port # the addr_server should listen on -- this port # must also be specified in the runtime config file). If addr_server doesn't work on your machine, its okay to run the driver without it (just set your config file up to point to someone else's addr_server). If the driver errors out at runtime with a message saying that the operation is not supported on the socket, then try using cc instead of gcc (assuming you were using gcc). Alternatively, try uncommenting NEED_OLD_CPP in the Makefile and then 'make clean' and 'make'. For more information about LPmuds and MUDs in general try reading the USENET groups rec.games.mud.{admin,announce,misc,lp,tiny,diku}. On subdirectories: amiga/ Contains amiga support files; a crypt package is also provided for systems missing DES crypt() include/ Useful #defines for the mudlib to have access to (used by various efuns) packages/ This is where efun packages and user efuns should reside