[computer-go] CGOS client

[Don Dailey]

CGOS doesn't allow you to play multiple bots with the same name.   There
is only one logon at a time for each user name.

- Don


Moi de Quoi wrote:
> On Sat, 2008-03-08 at 15:04 +0100, Petr Baudis wrote:
>   
>> On Sat, Mar 08, 2008 at 09:03:47AM -0500, Don Dailey wrote:
>>     
>>> Moi de Quoi wrote:
>>>       
>>>> On Sat, 2008-03-08 at 07:41 -0500, Don Dailey wrote:
>>>>
>>>>   
>>>>         
>>>>> But the problem you are seeing is a bug in the server.   I am restarting
>>>>> the server which will be a temporary cure.      It seems there are
>>>>> situations where a program loses it's connection or logs off and the
>>>>> server still thinks it is logged on.   I think I can fix this without
>>>>> too much trouble - I will put this on my todo list.
>>>>>     
>>>>>           
>>>> NNGS handles this situation by: "you are already logged in; kicking the
>>>> *other* copy out."
>>>> Which of course must be done *after* verifying the password ;-)
>>>>   
>>>>         
>>> That's probably the easiest fix - thanks for the idea.
>>>       
>
> It was Erik van Riker's idea, IMHO.
>
>   
>> But that will make my problem even worse, right? If I start another
>> instance of the bot set on another computer and one of the users is
>> playing a game, there is a chance it will get kicked off by the newly
>> connected bot, AIUI.
>>     
>
> Well, it depends on the server's policy, whether you are allowed to be
> logged in more than once under the same name. (I can see no good reason
> to allow it, but it's Don's server...)
>
> AvK
>
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