Lambda MOO Error or Poor Programming?

• Date: Thu, 7 Mar 1996 23:41:59 PST
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  derbysa@server.uwindsor.ca (Fozzie)
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	Good Morning,

  The U of MOO has recently switched back from the LPMOO 1.2 server.  We 
thought this server held the answers we were looking for, but it ended up 
causing more trouble than it was worth.  We have since switched to the 
Lambda MOO Server 1.7.9p2 .  In the LPMOO server we used the 
dgd_set_noecho (or named to that effect) to hide a character's player at 
login.  As I read through documentation provided with the new Lambda 
Server I found a function which seemed to act similarly, it is 
set_connection_option.  I attempted to implement the password hiding 
algorithm only to find that it does not work.
  $login:connect is modified to check if 1 parameter is passed.  For 
example if, 'con <Player>'.  The if structure that handles this condition 
preforms a read which modifies the arguments of the function. That is, 
args = {@args, read(player)}; 
  OK, this seems to read in properly, and infact it even compares the 
read in password correctly.  It even returns the proper player number 
back to #0:do_login_command.
  So what's the problem?  Well, #0:do_login_command, receives the player 
number and seems to return it properly.  As I have been lead to believe, 
do_login_command returns the object number which is to be logged in.  
Unfortunately, this player is not logged on.  When the player types 'con 
<Player> <Password>' however they are logged on.
  I was wondering if it is the read, or what that is causing my problems 
here.  I can see not reason why it does not work, especially since 
$login:connect returns to #0:do_login_command the proper player number.
  Any help would be greatly appreciated,
	Eric Derbyshire, AKA Fozzie, UMOO (moo.cs.uwindsor.ca 7777)

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