Ancillary or client protocol
zChat
zChat Protocol
Legacy compatibility
Documented current use
Legacy
A peer chat and file-transfer protocol inspired by, but incompatible with, MudMaster chat.
Protocol overview
- First seen
- 1999
- Present-day status
- Legacy compatibility
- In use today?
- Yes, with documented current use.
- Legacy?
- Yes. It may still matter for compatibility or historical systems.
- Layer
- Ancillary or client protocol
- Transport
- Separate client-to-client TCP protocol
- Research validated
Current use and fit
Historically associated with zMUD and still recognized by MUSHclient; it is not a normal server feature.
Implementation essentials
- Keep peer networking separate from the MUD session.
- Validate commands, identities, messages, and transferred files.
Compatibility and safety notes
- Do not assume compatibility with MMCP.
- The original trust model predates modern network expectations.
Original specifications and sources
- Original Zuggsoft specification Original
Where an original site has disappeared, a preservation archive is linked and identified as such. MUDVerse does not claim authorship of the original protocol.