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LOCAL EDITOR, MUME REMOTE EDITING PROTOCOL

The MUME remote editing protocol is a mechanism that allows users to edit files on their local machines, as opposed to using the standard line editor.

Requirements

Use of the protocol requires a special MUME-aware client to receive the files and launch your favorite editor on your local machine.

Notable clients that support the protocol

powwow — Unix/Windows/Mac command line client (from the early 90s)
powtty — Windows port of powwow using putty (from the late 90s)

Using the protocol with powwow or powtty

Set the POWWOWEDITOR and POWWOWPAGER environment variable and type #identify to initialize the protocol, which will automatically set you to change edit mume and change pager mume. Refer to your client documentation for more detailed information about setting
environment variables.

Important note for Powtty users: Make sure you check the Use MUME local editing option in the PowTTY category of the configuration menu.

Note for client implementors

The source code for the powwow client contains the defacto reference implementation protocol; the powwow source is available for download on the MUME website.

What is MUME?

MUME, Multi-Users in Middle-earth, is a multiplayer text-based online game based upon J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth during the epic wars of the late Third Age between the forces of the Dark Lord and the armies of the Free peoples. MUME is completely at no cost and has been continuously running, expanded, and remastered by a community of volunteers since 1991.

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