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EdTheInvincible · Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 6:48 pm Post subject: chatnet bug - no name

If you send a chat/priv/freq message like 0.5 seconds after you entered a zone, continuum clients wont get your name and display a blank name with your message. Tested in HS, only seems to work in pub 0.

CypherJF · Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 8:36 pm Post subject:

Did you do a "GO:name" after logging in before sending messages? ("GO:" will put you in the first pub arena)
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D1st0rt · Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2004 12:47 am Post subject:

I know we were discussing it in the staff chat, I'm sure Brain will post some more info about it
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EdTheInvincible · Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2004 5:43 am Post subject:

the whole thing goes as:
send to server : LOGIN:1:name:password
sleep(500)
send to server : GO:0
send to server : SEND:PUB:message / SEND:PRIV:name:message / SEND:FREQ:freq:message

The 500 ms wait might have to be changed depending on your own lag to the zone. I have about 120-130 ms ping.

I attached a program I made to test this bug. You need to type in your username, password, the message you want to send, and the delay between LOGIN and GO. The program only works on asss test zone.

Cyan~Fire · Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2004 10:31 am Post subject:

Ummmm that's a really bad way to do it. Wait for "LOGINOK:..." before sending GO:0.

Oh, and if you post a program on here, please include the source. >-(
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Dr Brain · Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2004 11:01 am Post subject:

The idea behind this is not that it doesn't work as a chat client, but rather that it exploits a bug.
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EdTheInvincible · Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2004 11:34 am Post subject:

its just a hack to demonstrate the flaw :/ dont get angry on me

u really only need that 4 lines for it anyway

Grelminar · Creator of Asss Joined: Feb 26 2003 Posts: 378 Offline

should be fixed in my working copy. thanks for noticing it.