[pbmserv-dev] Re: bug in pbmserv notify for renju

[John Williams <williams@morinda.com>]

This was introduced in some changes to the notify code which I did not too
long ago.  I had heard rumors of this bug, but I had not yet seen a good
description how to make it happen.

I looked around, and eventually realized I had forgotten to read in the
notifiers file before changing it.  So every time someone signed up for
notification, they would be put on the list, and everyone else would be
inadvertently delete.

I have fixed the bug, and I will add everyone who has requested
notification in the last three months back onto the list.

~ John Williams 


On Thu, 5 Jul 2001, Scott Huddleston wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> There's some bug in pbmserv notify for renju which silently turns 
> notification off not long after it is started.  What seems to happen is:
> 
> 1. I request renju notification
> 2. notification is successful (temporarily).  I get a message confirming
> successful notification startup.
> 3. I get one small batch of completed renju games.  They always seem
> to come in one day, and perhaps in just one mailing.
> 4. The silent notify bug I'm reporting now turns renju notification
> off.  I hear of no completed renju games for days or weeks.  renju
> is much played, and typically has several games finish per day.  Certainly
> per week.
> 
> I've repeated this process 3 or 4 times over the last few months.
> 
> "dots" notification is working for me, so there is probably some
> game dependence.  I think I had notify set for some other games
> (don't remember which) that also stopped working.
> 
> Thanks,
> - Scott
>