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Completed client/server communications encoding

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Michiel Broek 2005-10-17 18:09:36 +00:00
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</HEAD> </HEAD>
<BODY> <BODY>
<BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE>
<div align="right"><h5>Last update 09-Sep-2004</h5></div> <div align="right"><h5>Last update 17-Oct-2005</h5></div>
<div align="center"><H1>mbtask - MBSE BBS Taskmanager</H1></div> <div align="center"><H1>mbtask - MBSE BBS Taskmanager</H1></div>
<H3>Sysopsis.</H3> <H3>Sysopsis.</H3>
@ -171,6 +171,10 @@ this condition. Replies can also contain optional data. Examples:<br>
100:0; Response 100, no data. 100:0; Response 100, no data.
200:1,Syntax error; One datafield. 200:1,Syntax error; One datafield.
</pre> </pre>
Because data fields in commands and replies are separated and terminated by
, and ; characters these characters need to be escaped. Also characters outside
the us-ascii range must be escaped. This is done by ttranslating the character
to a backslash followed by the hexadecimal number of the character.
The server has a 10 minute timeout for receiving data when a connection The server has a 10 minute timeout for receiving data when a connection
is established. The clients need to "ping" the server at regular intervals is established. The clients need to "ping" the server at regular intervals
to prevent a disconnect. All official MBSE BBS programs do that. The pid to prevent a disconnect. All official MBSE BBS programs do that. The pid