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        !             2: QuakeWorld 2.33 Test Release
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        !             5: QuakeWorld 2.33 is a test release to address several issues that have
        !             6: come to light in the QuakeWorld community.  Several different DoS
        !             7: (Denial Of Service) attacks have surfaced that need addressed.
        !             8: 
        !             9: This test release contains both a new client and server to address these
        !            10: problems.  This release is currently compatible with 2.30 servers and clients,
        !            11: but this will not be true once the test period has completed.  The next
        !            12: release of QuakeWorld with be 2.4 and will be changed so previous versions
        !            13: will no longer function.  This is necessary in order to fully combat all
        !            14: the denial of service attacks currently present and to facility some changes
        !            15: in the prevention of cheating.
        !            16: 
        !            17: The QuakeWorld 2.33 client has the follow changes and issues addressed:
        !            18: 
        !            19: - Bug where client would crash during a level change if a skin name longer 
        !            20: than 16 characters on the server has been fixed.
        !            21: - The client now ignores foreign connection requests while connected to a
        !            22: server.
        !            23: - A foreign message packet with C-style format strings no longer cause a 
        !            24: client crash.
        !            25: - Large packets sent to the client could cause it to exit with a fatal error
        !            26: - Timing issues with later versions of Windows 95 and Windows 98 that would
        !            27: cause clients to mistime their frame times and result in a player that could 
        !            28: run faster/slower on a server has been changed and fixed.
        !            29: - When the client is running in a window, going to the menu or the console
        !            30: automatically frees up the mouse cursor.
        !            31: 
        !            32: QuakeWorld 2.33 server changes:
        !            33: 
        !            34: - Server now unpauses when all clients disconnect.
        !            35: - A possible server crash with large userinfo data has been fixed
        !            36: - A minor buffering error in network data was fixed
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        !            38: Feedback for the release should be directed to Zoid at [email protected]
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