A MUD Forever Voyaging

This chat server is running PerlMUD 2.0, by Boutell.Com, Inc.

Dorm A This is a very long room, lined with multi-tiered bunks. Flimsy partitions between the tiers may provide a modicum of privacy. These spartan living quarters could house hundreds, many of whom are sleeping here right now. There are archways on the north and east walls.

What is this place?
Read Stephen Granade's "IF and a MUD" article. It's quite good.

How do I get an account?
Head over to the account application page and choose a username for yourself.

Who's on there now?
You may take a look, if you like.

Who are the users?

How can I help?
You may donate a few bucks for hosting. Or pie. Pie is always appreciated.

The Official ifMUD FAQ

Maga and Storme maintain the official ifMUD FAQ. It's got everything you wanted to know about learning to use ifMUD, including:

Customising your account
Where to hang
A glossary of common terms
How to communicate
...and then some

Okay, now what?
Once you've got an account, you can test out ifMUD with the web client (or, if that doesn't work due to firewall issues, the web client proxy). However, using telnet or a MUD client is highly recommended:

Platforms:

Win95/NT: Pueblo
A little bloated, but very good.
Windows 3.1/95/NT: zMUD
A bit less bloated then Pueblo, but still pretty big.
UNIX users are pointed towards TinyFugue.
Macintosh: Pure-mac lists several MUD/MUSH clients.
Other platforms: None known - please let me know if you find one you like.

NOTE: If you are accessing the mud with the web page, you must type quit and then leave the web page in order to be logged out. For this reason, you are strongly advised to use a MUD client to connect! To reach ifMUD via telnet or with a MUD client, use this address:

ifmud.port4000.com 4000

There is also a Java client which you may find better than the standard web page client. Note that this does not seem to work properly with MSIE 4.0 (for WinNT, at least)

http://ifmud.port4000.com/java.html

Also available:

JCZorkmid's HTML-ification the help file.
inky's Advanced FAQ for those familiar with the mud but would like to learn more

Donations to ifMUD hosting

Donations this month: $0.00 / $24.95 (0%)

(If you have donated in a non-USD currency, it may take some time for your donation to show up here. Sorry!) (N.B. it may take some time anyway, because PayPal's notification service is surprisingly slow and hard to work with.) Any donations in excess of the hosting cost will be applied to future hosting costs or other ifMUD-related services. Thank you for your support, be it monetary or otherwise.

Mark J. Musante
mark.musante@gmail.com