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Anonymous - Wed Jul 16, 2008 12:17 am
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i just downloaded and installed continuum and when i go to update the zones it is unable to and says "unable to retrieve new zone listing. make sure you are using one or more valid directory server addresses and make sure you are currently connected to the internet" what should i do?

Bak - Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:30 am
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Hello! Thank you for trying out Subspace / Continuum. It seems you are having problems updating the zone listing. In the "Directory Server Address List" textbox paste the following "sscentral.sscuservers.net sscentral.trenchwars.org" (without the quotes), and it should work. If you're still having trouble or have another question, feel free to ask.

L.C. - Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:24 am
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A more updated list would be:

warpath.hlrse.net dir.cz.sshq.net sscentral.sscuservers.net ssdir.playsubspace.com 74.52.122.58

If you prefer sscentral.sscuservers.net as your primary, just move that one to be in the first position; separate directory servers with a space.

Doc Flabby - Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:11 pm
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Also sscentral.trenchwars.org doesnt work, well it didnt last time i tried it...

Maverick - Wed Jul 16, 2008 3:21 pm
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I don't think sscentral.trenchwars.org has ever worked (?)

I always refer to this list for directory servers.
L.C., can you add your known directory servers to it (use the report post button)?

Hakaku - Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:51 pm
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Maverick wrote:

I don't think sscentral.trenchwars.org has ever worked (?)

I always refer to this list for directory servers.
L.C., can you add your known directory servers to it (use the report post button)?

According to a traceroute, warpath.bluetoast.org = warpath.hlrse.net = 74.52.122.58 . While dir.cz.sshq.net was never added (or was removed) because of unreported downtimes, leading me to believe that no one maintained the directory server anymore. I would rather new players use reliable services than not.

Cheese - Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:47 am
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looooooooool "unreported downtimes"

try "me not paying my bills"

ez'd

-edit-
cuz thats how i roll.

L.C. - Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:16 am
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I'm going to see if I can launch a second directory server (or third even) on hlrse.net and bluetoast.org...

Hey what if there was a Subspace site dedicated to Directory servers.. For example -- subdir.com/net/org -- and it would have subdomain's prefixed as dirX.subdir.com/net/org, which would point to the IP of an existing directory server.

EDIT :: I'll do it!

Another idea would be to have "auto.ssdir.net," which would automatically select a working directory server... but I wouldn't know how to go about doing this. :X

Maverick - Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:01 pm
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L.C. wrote:

Another idea would be to have "auto.ssdir.net," which would automatically select a working directory server... but I wouldn't know how to go about doing this. :X

I guess you would have to write a small program that pings the known directory servers every x minutes and have it redirect zone list request packets to a working directory server.

Doc Flabby - Fri Jul 18, 2008 1:31 pm
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Or go for the cheap and nasty option and use round robin DNS

hellzlaker - Fri Jul 18, 2008 9:10 pm
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Bak wrote:

lol Bak sounds like a real guy from DELL chat support