Cerberus (addict) 02/25/08 03:28 PM	Web integration?
	Is it possible to have a message board in-game that connects to the message boards on the web? Would anyone use such a thing to keep up on, or make, posts? I'm frustrated by the lack of responses on DarkeThoughts, and would very much like to see an active community. Is there anything that can be done to foster such a thing? It seems like if a pertinent conversation is started on chat four or five people will chime in with something, but the same conversation on DarkeThoughts will generate maybe two responses. Is that just the nature of the beast?
MacTORG (enthusiast) 02/26/08 11:31 AM	Re: Web integration?
	I think maybe if we can send the news posts that are on the forum to the mud as a news post would be cool? or something like a channel or news channel. Shadowraith god the code todo some inews stuff on the channel via xml export from the forums. kinda like a news feed with basic subject and url info.
Madoc (newbie) 03/25/08 03:45 PM	Re: Web integration?
	100% possible, easy, no. Several ways to approach it. Not so easy, and once attempted, make a non blocking mysql interface for the mud. Status on last attempt: Crashes the driver hard Another way, create a program that acts as an intermediary between the mud and the mysql server. Never attempted, but much easier, theres a nice mysql library already, wouldnt be hard to make a socket program to sit in the background, mud connects to it via sockets, sends commands, intermediary program handles queueing and actual communication with mysql. Third option, text files that another program grabs and processes. Clunky but easy.