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Oct 10, 1998, 12:56am

Normally when I call aw_query to receive data on all the cells in all
the sectors of a zone on Beta, I have no trouble, and the server
responds promptly, even when there are 100 query calls before
Query_Complete is satisfied (as when one queries the zone at or near
GZ). But if there is a Hambot present at GZ, greeting arrivals and
offering to serve citizens with a recipe of commands, the query cycle
lapses, either freezing up the queries altogether or delaying the
responses so long that you get the impression that your program has
crashed. As soon as the Hambot leaves, things return to normal speed; or
if you go to any zone on Beta that is beyond 40 N/S/E/W, there is the
normal fast server response to your query, though the Hambot is still at
GZ, and out of hearing distance. When I commanded the Hambot to explain
its Build command, it said that its owner could tell it to go to 40N 40W
so that he or she could build. Does that mean that the Bot can
monopolize communications with the SDK at GZ? or was it just empty
boasting? How long should we wait before we decide that the server has
lost touch?

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