> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Cameron" <quozl at us.netrek.org> > To: netrek-dev at us.netrek.org > Subject: [netrek-dev] RFC: Locked Up Metaserver > Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 13:17:39 +1000 > > > At the moment the metaservers accept new server listings from anybody > who wants to set up a server. It has been this way for many years. > New servers while typically rare *should* be able to list. Given that clients point to a single metaserver by default, locking would prohibit new development features from being show-cased in big ways. What would be even better is if I could put a new server on the metaserver list, and explain the new cool feature on netrek.org directly without needing extra steps, e.g. sending email to web-news at us.netrek.org. > I'm not sure this is such a good idea, given the current size of games > and the rate of play. Everything done up to present clearly hasn't improved this. > What do people think ... > > 1. lock down the metaservers so that new servers cannot be listed, > > 2. add a way to accept new servers, > > 3. keep the server to metaserver UDP solicitation channel open for > existing servers. > > This is just for discussion purposes. The infrastructure team would > benefit from knowing what people think. > 1. Leave unchanged. -bd -- Be Yourself @ mail.com! Choose From 200+ Email Addresses Get a Free Account at www.mail.com