[PENNMUSH-ANNOUNCE] 1.7.7-patch26

[Javelin]

The PennMUSH development team announces the release of 1.7.7-patch26

You can retrieve this patch, or a complete tarball of this version
of PennMUSH, from the PennMUSH download site http://ftp.pennmush.org/Source

Please read the instructions at the top of the patch file if using
a patch. Sometimes they differ slightly. Changes in this patch
are listed below.

Enjoy!

  Javelin, for the penndevs

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Commands:
  * Add /regexp switch to @switch and @select. Suggested by BladedThoth. [SW]
  * New /spoof switch to @pemit, @remit, @lemit, @oemit, @emit,
    causes the message to appear to be generated by the cause, rather
    than the enactor, which makes globals like $ooc show the right
    NOSPOOF information (instead of the name of the global command object).
    Patch by Philip Mak.
Functions:
  * hostname(), ipaddr(), and cmds() take a dbref or descriptor number
    of a connected player and return the hostname, ipaddr, and number
    of commands executed. Suggested by Sholevi at M*U*S*H and Renee at ShoreSide,
    code by Sholevi at M*U*S*H.
  * Add reswitch*() functions. Suggested by BladedThoth. [SW]
  * insert() can take a negative position argument to insert from
    the right. Patch by Sholevi at M*U*S*H.
  * New firstof() and allof() functions return the first true value
    or all true values from a set of expressions. Patch by Sholevi at M*U*S*H.
  * tr() works like the Unix utility, translating characters. Patch
    by Walker at M*U*S*H.
Attributes:
  * Attributes may be set DEBUG to cause their evaluation to be
    debugged selectively. Patch by Pozzo at SWForum.
  * @desc can no longer be gotten remotely without privileges.
    To implement this, a new attribute flag NEARBY was added,
    which prevents visual attributes from being remotely accessed.
    See new configuration directive 'read_remote_desc' if you prefer
    the old behavior. Patch by Philip Mak.
  * @desc on privileged objects can now be evaluated by mortals.
    To implement this, a new attribute flag PUBLIC was added,
    which overrides safer_ufun for that attribute. This flag is dangerous
    and should be avoided unless you are sure you know what you're doing.
    Patch by Philip Mak.
Minor Changes:
  * "+<channel> <text>" complains if <channel> is ambiguous, and
    displays a list of matching channels. Patch by Luke at M*U*S*H.
  * Code cleanup around @oemit by Philip Mak.
  * If an object has an IDESCFORMAT but no IDESCRIBE, interior viewers
    now see the DESCRIBE formatted by IDESCFORMAT (instead of
    the DESCRIBE formatted by DESCFORMAT). Suggested by Philip Mak.
  * Ported to Win32 with the Mingw development environment. 
    See win32/README.mingw for compile instructions. [EEH]
  * null() can now take any number of arguments. Patch by Walker at M*U*S*H.
  * Using @chan/quiet to control the quiet flag on a channel no longer works
    (Actually, it never did). Use @chan/priv instead. [SW]
  * The NO_WARN flag now prevents disconnected room warnings, too.
    Suggested by several people. Patch by Philip Mak.
  * @sitelock/name !name still unlocks a reserved name, but no longer 
    removes that name from names.cnf. Suggested by Nymeria. [SW]
  * Some cleanup of fopen() calls. [SW]
  * The reference to channel Creator is now Owner in @chan/decomp.
    Suggested by Howie at NFTrekMUSH. [SW]
  * The name of the channel being tested is passed as %0 in channel locks.
    Suggested by Philip Mak. [SW]
  * help for @chownall mentions the /preserve switch.  Warnings from @chown 
    and @chownall tell which objects they're for. Suggested by
    Mordie at M*U*S*H. [SW]
  * Home wrecking is allowed again. Suggested by Philip Mak.
Fixes:
  * Puppets in containers with @listen container=* now hear the
    outside world correctly. Patch by Philip Mak.
  * The email sent on player registration now double-quotes the
    player name in the example connect statement. Suggested by
    David Kali.
  * Two rooms should never be nearby() each other. Fix by Philip Mak.
  * can_look_at() now handles the look/out case, too. Fix by Philip Mak.
  * Help fixes by Viila at M*U*S*H, MetBoy at M*U*S*H, Cheetah at M*U*S*H.
  * @flag/alias or @flag/add without giving an alias no longer crashes 
    the MUSH.  Report by Wildfire.
  * Correctly retrieve user full name from /etc/passwd fields under
    Linux in Configure. Record it in config.sh. Reported by Vadiv at M*U*S*H.
  * Debian package changes. [EEH]
  * As the help promises, XCH_CMD and SEND attributes don't work
    for non-Wizards. Really.