diff -r -N -c socketmud/src/io.c socketmud-new/src/io.c
*** socketmud/src/io.c	Sat Sep  6 17:51:18 2003
--- socketmud-new/src/io.c	Sun Jan 11 20:14:55 2004
***************
*** 117,124 ****
    /* read the file in the buffer */
    while (c != EOF)
    {
      entry[ptr] = c;
!     if (++ptr > MAX_BUFFER - 1)
      {
        bug("Read_help_entry: String to long.");
        abort();
--- 117,126 ----
    /* read the file in the buffer */
    while (c != EOF)
    {
+     if (c == '\n')
+       entry[ptr++] = '\r';
      entry[ptr] = c;
!     if (++ptr > MAX_BUFFER - 2)
      {
        bug("Read_help_entry: String to long.");
        abort();
diff -r -N -c socketmud/src/socket.c socketmud-new/src/socket.c
*** socketmud/src/socket.c	Wed Jan  7 18:44:00 2004
--- socketmud-new/src/socket.c	Sun Jan 11 20:17:23 2004
***************
*** 88,103 ****
    struct timeval last_time, new_time;
    extern fd_set fSet;
    fd_set rFd;
-   int fmax;
    long secs, usecs;
  
-   /* get the maximum amount of sockets to listen to */
-   if ((fmax = getdtablesize()) < 1)
-   {
-     bug("Game_loop: Fatal error in getdtablesize()");
-     return;
-   }
- 
    /* set this for the first loop */
    gettimeofday(&last_time, NULL);
  
--- 88,95 ----
***************
*** 114,124 ****
    /* do this untill the program is shutdown */
    while (!shut_down)
    {
      /* copy the socket set */
      memcpy(&rFd, &fSet, sizeof(fd_set));
  
      /* wait for something to happen */
!     if (select(fmax, &rFd, NULL, NULL, &tv) < 0)
        continue;
  
      /* check for new connections */
--- 106,119 ----
    /* do this untill the program is shutdown */
    while (!shut_down)
    {
+     /* set current_time */
+     current_time = time(NULL);
+ 
      /* copy the socket set */
      memcpy(&rFd, &fSet, sizeof(fd_set));
  
      /* wait for something to happen */
!     if (select(FD_SETSIZE, &rFd, NULL, NULL, &tv) < 0)
        continue;
  
      /* check for new connections */
diff -r -N -c socketmud/src/update.c socketmud-new/src/update.c
*** socketmud/src/update.c	Sat Mar 22 14:52:30 2003
--- socketmud-new/src/update.c	Sun Jan 11 20:17:50 2004
***************
*** 10,17 ****
  /*
   * Update_handler()
   *
!  * This is the toplevel update function,
!  * which is called once every second.
   */
  void update_handler()
  {
--- 10,16 ----
  /*
   * Update_handler()
   *
!  * This is the toplevel update function.
   */
  void update_handler()
  {
***************
*** 21,25 ****
    {
      /* do nothing */
    }
-   return;
  }
--- 20,23 ----