On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 02:16:30PM -0500, Bob Tanner wrote: > On 2009-04-30 10:19:39 -0500, Joe Evango > <joe at romulus.netrek.org> said: > > > Would it be possible to fix this issue without updating the client? > > Short answer: no Less short answer. If this is affecting a large portion of the user base then thought need be given to putting a dns hack in place to address it. While users should always keep up to date with software patches and new versions, in the real world that is not the case; users should not be expected to update due to an infrastructure change of this nature. > Long answer: Still no. :-) The metaserver entries are hard coded into > the app, need to change the code to change the entries. I still do not understand this level of poor design; why in the world would a developer not use the public service names and instead hardcode the underlying hostnames? In any event, forcing users to update their own is a pipe dream; if the client had auto-update machinery it would be different. Note: not singling out MacTrek here; I am unaware of any client that has update notification / auto-update features. > Gerdesas and Quozl can give stats on MacTrek clients, just skimming > irc, it's very few. While it's nice to have stuff on apple.com, most of > it is pretty crufty. Most times I download apps from there first thing > it does is auto-update Netrek can't afford to lose even a fraction of mactrek users. Client counts are at http://netrek.gerdesas.com/ New format results are at: http://netrek.gerdesas.com/new/ March stats just posted, I seemed to have forgotten about them until now. "Opps". John -- "I'm sorry but our engineers do not have phones." As stated by a Network Solutions Customer Service representative when asked to be put through to an engineer. "My other computer is your windows box." Ralf Hildebrandt <sxem> trying to play sturgeon while it's under attack is apparently not fun. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://mailman.us.netrek.org/pipermail/netrek-dev/attachments/20090430/dd0ff910/attachment.pgp