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Mar 5, 2001, 7:59pm

So why don't you FIX bugs like this instead of starting on new features?!? God damn...you really don't understand software development very well, Roland.

[View Quote] > Yes, it can be fixed. It's also true that this problem has existed in all
> browser versions and is not new in 3.1, nor have there been any changes in
> this area in 3.1. The current AW protocol lacks a universe -> browser
> heartbeat message for some reason (I don't remember if this was an accident
> or if we left it out for bandwidth concerns or something like that.). Thus,
> when there is a "soft" break in the connection (such as what occurs when an
> ISP disconnects) the browser doesn't know that it has lost its connection to
> the universe (although the universe does know it lost the browser, after no
> further hearbeats arrive after 2 minutes.) There are currently 3 heartbeats
> going when a browser is running: world -> browser, browser -> world, and
> browser -> universe. Somehow we missed the fourth...anyway, it's on my list
> to fix when I get a chance.
>
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