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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.
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                      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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