From 65b23ad812fb7ac02c251def8da7127452147d1b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rumble <rumble@tbamud.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:16:21 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Added new zone creation limits to prevent misuse of zedit
 making the MUD unbootable. --Rumble

---
 changelog    |  3 +++
 src/genzon.c | 11 ++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/changelog b/changelog
index f1e4599..3fb3dd6 100644
--- a/changelog
+++ b/changelog
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ export (QQ's a zone into a tarball)t
 Xlist (mlist, olist, rlist, zlist, slist, tlist, qlist)
 (lots of major bugfixes too)
 tbaMUD 3.59
+[Jan 25 2009] - Rumble
+  Added new documentation /doc unixshelladminguide. (thanks Jamdog).
+  Added new zone creation limits to prevent misuse of zedit making the MUD unbootable.
 [Jan 25 2009] - Jamdog
   Added cases for missing object types in oedit_disp_val1_menu (other, worn, treasure, trash, key, pen, boat)
 [Jan 25 2009] - Rumble
diff --git a/src/genzon.c b/src/genzon.c
index e11ab5d..b070642 100644
--- a/src/genzon.c
+++ b/src/genzon.c
@@ -51,17 +51,26 @@ zone_rnum create_new_zone(zone_vnum vzone_num, room_vnum bottom, room_vnum top,
 {
   FILE *fp;
   struct zone_data *zone;
-  int i;
+  int i, max_zone;
   zone_rnum rznum;
   char buf[MAX_STRING_LENGTH];
   
 #if CIRCLE_UNSIGNED_INDEX
+  max_zone = 655;
   if (vzone_num == NOWHERE) {
 #else
+  max_zone = 327;
   if (vzone_num < 0) {
 #endif
     *error = "You can't make negative zones.\r\n";
     return NOWHERE;
+   } else if (vzone_num > max_zone) { 
+#if CIRCLE_UNSIGNED_INDEX 
+    *error = "New zone cannot be higher than 655.\r\n"; 
+#else 
+    *error = "New zone cannot be higher than 327.\r\n"; 
+#endif 
+    return NOWHERE; 
   } else if (bottom > top) {
     *error = "Bottom room cannot be greater than top room.\r\n";
     return NOWHERE;