quakeforge-old/doc/uquake_net.txt

// This is the network info/connection protocol.  It is used to find Quake
// servers, get info about them, and connect to them.  Once connected, the
// Quake game protocol (documented elsewhere) is used.
//
//
// General notes:
//	game_name is currently always "QUAKE", but is there so this same protocol
//		can be used for future games as well; can you say Quake2?
//
// CCREQ_CONNECT
//		string	game_name				"QUAKE"
//		byte	net_protocol_version	NET_PROTOCOL_VERSION
//
// CCREQ_SERVER_INFO
//		string	game_name				"QUAKE"
//		byte	net_protocol_version	NET_PROTOCOL_VERSION
//
// CCREQ_PLAYER_INFO
//		byte	player_number
//
// CCREQ_RULE_INFO
//		string	rule
//
//
//
// CCREP_ACCEPT
//		long	port
//
// CCREP_REJECT
//		string	reason
//
// CCREP_SERVER_INFO
//		string	server_address
//		string	host_name
//		string	level_name
//		byte	current_players
//		byte	max_players
//		byte	protocol_version	NET_PROTOCOL_VERSION
//
// CCREP_PLAYER_INFO
//		byte	player_number
//		string	name
//		long	colors
//		long	frags
//		long	connect_time
//		string	address
//
// CCREP_RULE_INFO
//		string	rule
//		string	value

//	note:
//		There are two address forms used above.  The short form is just
//		a port number.  The address that goes along with the port is
//		defined as "whatever address you receive this reponse from".
//		This lets us use the host OS to solve the problem of multiple
//		host addresses (possibly with no routing between them); the
//		host will use the right address when we reply to the inbound
//		connection request.  The long from is a full address and port
//		in a string.  It is used for returning the address of a server
//		that is not running locally.