Client - Revision history

Mine GO BOOM: Added protocol linkings to the list and reworded some things. Someone want to make the table look pretty?

2006-09-28T20:05:09Z

Added protocol linkings to the list and reworded some things. Someone want to make the table look pretty?

Smong: /* Directory client */ not sure what i was thinking when i wrote that

2006-09-28T17:40:06Z

‎Directory client: not sure what i was thinking when i wrote that

Akai: Ss -> SS

2005-03-12T13:38:50Z

Ss -> SS

Smong: added some more content to take all clients into account

2005-01-27T00:43:19Z

added some more content to take all clients into account

BaK: content

2005-01-26T17:08:17Z

content

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A client is any program that can connect to a server, such as [[ASSS]] or [[Subgame]]. The first widely used client was [[Subspace]], which was remade by [[PriitK]] into [[Continuum]]. Other clients include [[Snrrrubspace]].

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 A client is any program that can connect to a server.
-There are a mish-mash of clients and servers, here is a list with clients on the left and servers on the right:
+There are a three major types of client-server connnections. Here is a list with clients on the left and servers on the right:
-*game client/bot -> game server
+*game client/bot --> game server ([[UDP Game Protocol|Game Protocol]])
-*game server -> billing server
+*game server --> billing server ([[Billing Protocol]])
-*directory client/game client/game server -> directory server
+*directory client/game client/game server --> directory server ([[Directory Client Protocol]])
 === Game client ===
-The first widely used client was [[SubSpace]], which was cloned by [[PriitK]] into [[Continuum]]. Other clients include [[Snrrrubspace]].
+The official client is called [[SubSpace]], which has been replaced by a user-made clone called [[Continuum]]. Some other clients that have been released are [[Snrrrubspace]] and [http://rshl.org/bak/client.php Discretion].
 === Game server ===
-[[ASSS]] and [[subgame]] can both connect to the legacy biller. ASSS also has the capability to connect to user DB's that implement the TCP biller protocol.
+[[ASSS]] and [[subgame]] can both connect to a biller using the original billing protocol. ASSS also has the capability to connect to a user database that implement the [[TCP Billing Protocol]].
 === Directory client ===
-The more popular game clients and servers implement their respective portion of the directory server protocol.
+Game clients and servers implement their respective portion of the directory server protocol.
 [[Category: Definitions]]

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 === Directory client ===
-The more popular game clients and servers implement both halves of the directory client protocol.
+The more popular game clients and servers implement their respective portion of the directory server protocol.
 [[Category: Definitions]]

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 === Game client ===
-The first widely used client was [[Subspace]], which was cloned by [[PriitK]] into [[Continuum]]. Other clients include [[Snrrrubspace]].
+The first widely used client was [[SubSpace]], which was cloned by [[PriitK]] into [[Continuum]]. Other clients include [[Snrrrubspace]].
 === Game server ===
-[[ASSS]] and [[Subgame]] can both connect to the legacy biller. ASSS also has the capability to connect to user DB's that implement the TCP biller protocol.
+[[ASSS]] and [[subgame]] can both connect to the legacy biller. ASSS also has the capability to connect to user DB's that implement the TCP biller protocol.
 === Directory client ===

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−	A client is any program that can connect to a server, ~~such as [[ASSS]] or [[Subgame]].~~ The first widely used client was [[Subspace]], which was ~~remade~~ by [[PriitK]] into [[Continuum]]. Other clients include [[Snrrrubspace]].	+	A client is any program that can connect to a server.
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		+	There are a mish-mash of clients and servers, here is a list with clients on the left and servers on the right:
		+	*game client/bot -> game server
		+	*game server -> billing server
		+	*directory client/game client/game server -> directory server
		+
		+	=== Game client ===
		+	The first widely used client was [[Subspace]], which was cloned by [[PriitK]] into [[Continuum]]. Other clients include [[Snrrrubspace]].
		+
		+	=== Game server ===
		+	[[ASSS]] and [[Subgame]] can both connect to the legacy biller. ASSS also has the capability to connect to user DB's that implement the TCP biller protocol.
		+
		+	=== Directory client ===
		+	The more popular game clients and servers implement both halves of the directory client protocol.
		+
		+	[[Category: Definitions]]