Except that no "normal" person outside of a small handful, even knows what a UDP server is.... just saying.
On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 7:11 AM, Marck <[email protected]> wrote: > Teravus Ovares wrote: >> >> Hey, >> >> Remember when we had that discussion about changing the default grid >> login text that appears in the client during login from Welcome Avatar >> to something else? >> >> While doing tests and helping someone out with UDP Server >> configuration, this idea popped into my head. >> >> How about changing it to, "Welcome, if the client says 'Connecting To >> Region..' and then disconnects, your UDP server isn't configured >> properly, check your settings" >> >> See, we actually get a bunch of help requests on this very issue. >> The client isn't very descriptive when this condition occurs. Some >> of the time, people even think OpenSimulator is broken when they >> simply need to fix their configuration. >> >> This could be a way to have a default message that makes sense, >> reduces new user frustration, and doesn't mention OpenSimulator. >> >> Seems like a win win to me, what do you think? >> >> Regards >> >> Teravus > > I think this is a good idea. I would change the message to something that > might be easier to understand by a normal user. For example: "Welcome. If > the viewer says 'Connecting to Region...' and then disconnects, UDP messages > are not coming through; check your firewall settings." > > > _______________________________________________ > Opensim-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev > _______________________________________________ Opensim-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev
