From: Edward_hill Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: Network Programming [Gnubie question] Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 09:30:32 +0100 Organization: GEC-Marconi Lines: 21 Message-ID: <37490E28.85215D4@nochance.com> References: <927472796 DOT 207367 AT pasteur DOT dialix DOT com DOT au> NNTP-Posting-Host: pc02372.gmsws.gecm.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.51 [en] (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Kieran Farrell wrote: : : Hi Guys *8) : : Can I use djgpp to write a MUD server type code base. : I have been writing stuff like the interpreter and the player files and : stuff but it's all through the console. : : Id like to be able to log on with a telnet client type in my name and : receive a hello name through the telnet not the console. Well this is just : the start, if someone can help me get that far I can take it from there. Yes but you'll need a sockets library. Libsocket is one, I used RSXNTDJ's socket capabilities. If you learn how to use sockets you'll answer your own question. Ed Hill