Click the search link, go to the search box and type in a keyword, and then connect to one of the muds that come up. ----- Original Message ----- From: "mark bishop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 6:27 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Muds was StarWars browsergame?
> So when I go to one of the mud sites what do I do next? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 9:10 PM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Muds was StarWars browsergame? > > >> Hi, Mark. >> Well, I will try and explain ports without going in to a major >> discussion of computer networking. Here is the short version of it. >> Every program that works on a computer network, say the internet, >> broadcasts on and connects via what is called a port. For example, when >> you fire up your web browser and go to >> www.somewhere.com >> your web browser connects with the servers port 80 which handles http >> stuff via a web hosting software like apache or IIS. >> When you use your email say sending email it connects to your mail >> server on a different port, port 25 SMTP, which is where sendmail, >> postfix, exem, and other mail transport server software lives. >> Well, other programs residing on your computer may connect on a >> different port. For example, mud clients run on port numbers usually >> above 5000. >> Simplest answer, is it is kind of like a private phone extention for a >> program service trying to be reached. >> Look at it this way. You can dial >> somewhere.com >> port 22: admin secure shell. >> port 25: sending mail. >> port 26: logged in via telnet. >> port 80: viewing web page. >> port 5000: playing game. >> So depending on what port you are connected to will determine if you can >> access ftp, ssh secure shell, sending mail, viewing web content, playing >> a game, etc.... >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can >> visit >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make >> any subscription changes via the web. >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] > To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can > visit > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make > any subscription changes via the web. > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/406 - Release Date: 8/2/2006 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/406 - Release Date: 8/2/2006 _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
