MUD Patches
Merc Ident and Hostname Patches
Historical ident and reverse-hostname patches with helper source and original documentation.
About this resource
Historical ident and reverse-hostname patches with helper source and original documentation. Credits Dark@Igor for Dutch Mountains; README by Zarniwoop@Dutch Mountains License notice Patch headers state freely redistributable; hname.c explicitly applies the Merc license. README requests notification/feedback from users. Preserve all notices and applicable inherited terms; historical date discrepancy remains unchanged. Compatibility and security warnings Apply diff-ident before diff-hname; target source differs from modern trees. Historical IPv4 ident/reverse-DNS code, vfork/exec helper and old socket APIs need review. sizeof(long) IPv4 address handling is not portable across 32/64-bit systems. Do not treat ident responses as trusted authentication. Zero-byte ./ident.tar.gz is an original placeholder, not a decompressible nested archive. Original bytes and included notices are preserved. Not compiled, executed, boot-tested or comprehensively security-audited. Historical contact addresses may no longer work. Archive validation is not malware clearance or redistribution approval.
Compatibility
DikuMUD / Patches; modern compatibility unverified.
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License
Historical contributor and inherited terms; licensing review required
Original Author
Dark@Igor for Dutch Mountains; README by Zarniwoop@Dutch Mountains
Credits
Dark@Igor for Dutch Mountains; README by Zarniwoop@Dutch Mountains
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