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18891: Re: [MUD-Dev] TECH: Flash Crowds and overflow control

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From: Marc Bowden <ryumo@merit.edu>
Newsgroups: nu.kanga.list.mud-dev
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 07:21:21 -0400
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--On Wednesday, April 11, 2001 6:13 PM -0700 Gavin Doughtie 
<gavin@idealab.com> wrote:

> The story then explores means of control for such sudden events, and
> the powers that be ultimately construct huge "flash crowd" holding
> cells for people attempting to teleport into scenes of chaos.
> Perhaps there are useful metaphors that others can find in this
> story -- AC, for example, has the "Portal Storm" concept.

Not to display my ignorance, but what is a 'portal storm'?

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Marc Bowden - Soulsinger         Dreamshadow:The Legacy of the Three
  ryumo@merit.edu                                 206.246.120.2 3333

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