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Subject: Winboard Feature protocol

Author: Matt Thomas

Date: 00:32:14 12/28/03


This question pertains to a chess engine I am attempting to create.

I am not absolutely certain of the format to use when sending the feature list
from my engine to Winboard.  I am reading the WB command protocols list and it
describes sending features in the format feature feature1=value f2=val f3=val,
but it also mentions feature sets using a comma ie: feature=value,

So can I send a group of features?, ie: feature ping=1 setboard=1 playother=1 or
should a comma seperate the groups?, ie: feature ping=1, setboard=1, playother=1

What if I send a group of features to Winboard or a quasi-Winboard compatable
program that may not accept one of the features in a large group?  How will
program x notifiy my engine?  I would only guess that the unaccepted command
would be echoed back with the string "rejected" appended.  Something like ?:
ping rejected    And I would expect this to happen after, not during the sending
of the feature list from eng to WB?

I appreciate in advance any help, -matt mbox1@alltel.net



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