/*********************************************************************
                                                                  v.1
    connect_spam_patch.cz
      simple patch to prevent high numbers of newbie connections 
      to your talker from the same site.

    Requirments:
      ewtoo derivitive talker

    Notes:
      MAX_SITE_NEWBIES should be altered if you want more or less
      that 20 newbies From A Given Site Simultaneouly connected


   Bug Reports:
      send to phypor@benland.muc.edu

    Licences:
      freely distributable and modifiable,
      as long as credit given in appropritate
      places for any distrubitions (be it
      this alone or within another package)
      

    Warranty:
      non, the author <phypor> is in no way responsible
      for use, misuse, abuse, or any other actions
      misactions, reactions of this code,
      its provided as is.

    Author:
      phypor <phypor@benland.muc.edu>

        "if it breaks you get to keep both pieces"
                                   ~old linux proverb


*********************************************************************/


socket.c or player.h :
#define MAX_SITE_NEWBIES	20




socket.c :
   anywhere above accept_new_connection () :

int     no_more_gits ( player * p )
{
   int         i = 0;
   player     *scan;
   
   for (scan = flatlist_start; scan; scan = scan->flat_next)
      if (!strcmp (p->num_addr, scan->num_addr) && 
          !(scan->residency & BASE))
         i++;
   
   return (i > MAX_SITE_NEWBIES) ? 1 : 0;
}



   
socket.c : 
   accept_new_connection () : 
      directly after the line that reads:
        strncpy(p->num_addr, inet_ntoa(incoming.sin_addr), MAX_INET_ADDR - 2);  

   if (no_more_gits (p))
   {
         /* optionally you could do any stuff here to log,
            or write back on the connection loads of garbage..
         */
      destroy_player (p);
      return;
   }