Inter-MUD protocol
Mudnet
Mudnet Inter-MUD Network
Historical
Not in common current use
Legacy
A MUSHLink-derived network whose central service connected to participating worlds as privileged users.
Protocol overview
- First seen
- 1997
- Present-day status
- Historical
- In use today?
- No common current use was verified.
- Legacy?
- Yes. It may still matter for compatibility or historical systems.
- Layer
- Inter-MUD protocol
- Transport
- Modified MUSHLink central bot architecture
- Research validated
Current use and fit
New applications closed in 2010; the system is historical.
Implementation essentials
- Preserve only for documentation and compatibility research.
Compatibility and safety notes
- The privileged-bot trust model carries substantial risk.
- The network is closed to new applications.
Original specifications and sources
- MUD Standards preservation Preservation
Where an original site has disappeared, a preservation archive is linked and identified as such. MUDVerse does not claim authorship of the original protocol.