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Revision as of 01:47, 21 November 2007
Overview
The BZFlag list server is a public service provided by the project administrators. By default all official game clients will connect to the list server to retrieve a list of publicly available game servers as well as to authenticate Global Registration data.
Technology
The list server is written in php and runs on top of an apache web server. It uses a pair of MYSQL databases to store data. The user portion of the database is shared with the PHPBB2 software that isused to run the BZFlag forums. The source code for the list server is licensed under the LGPL as part of the BZFlag Source Code under the 'db' project.
URL
Valid URLS for the list server are;
Global Registration
The list server is also the authentication point for the Global Registration system. The registration system lets users tie their user accounts from the forums (http://my.BZFlag.org/bb/) to the playing account.
Hosting
Currently the list server runs on the same web server as the official BZFlag bulletin boards found at http://my.BZFlag.org/bb/ in the United States.
Public Usage Policy
The list server is subject to the BZFlag List Server Usage Policy. This policy states what the intended uses of the service are, as well as accepted behaviors of it's users are.
