[crossfire] Metaserver reporting and accuracy

[Andrew Fuchs]

On 7/11/06, Rick Tanner <leaf at real-time.com> wrote:
> Per the feedback from other people on IRC and other means, I've put
> together a list of requirements that people want to see with the
> metaserver reporting.
>
> So, with this post I am asking public server admins to cooperate on the
> following:
>
> * All information must be as accurate as can reasonably be (IP Address,
> hostname, number of players, server version, etc.)

Allow some bots to be in the player count, but within reason (drop the
server if the player count is intentionally raised by the server
owner; some abuse can take place, if you don't try to determine the
owner of the bots).

> * Only crossfire compatible servers can be listed.  Compatible in this
> case means that the official crossfire clients can be used to play on
> that server without any issues.  Servers may have enhancements the
> official client does not support so long as those enhancements are not
> needed to play the game.
>
> * If the server is only going to be available temporarily or for a
> limited - indicate so in the metaserver comment area.

Would be easier to manage (on both sides) by having a "permanent" flag
sent to the metaserver, that has to be explicitly set in the server
config.

-- 
Andrew Fuchs