Talk:Mail daemon

I noticed that the Mail Daemon looks like Doraemon in gltile 32/64 mode.

Goal: Trap the Daemon

What happens if the mail daemon can not find a square that is outside of the player's vision in which to spawn, like in some of the Big rooms? --FJH 19:58, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Genocide

Does the silent genocide break genocideless conduct? -- Qazmlpok 23:23, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

Yes, according to wizmode. --Tjr 04:21, 22 September 2011 (UTC)

Compile-time and run-time options

Umbire edited the page to claim that setting the mail run-time option to false makes mail daemons not exist, even for purposes of statue wishing and the like, just like compiling without mail support does. The MAIL preprocessor definition determines whether the mail daemon is included in monst.c, the monster "master list"; this is then baked into the executable. The mail config file option determines whether you can receive mail during the game, but I don't think it determines whether mail daemons exist, because that could cause compatibility issues. For example, what if you wished for a mail daemon statue, saved the game, then disabled mail before loading again? I'm pretty sure that mail daemons (and scrolls of mail) exist in a game with MAIL compiled in but mail turned off, even if they're not readily available. --Darth l33t (talk) 22:16, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

Edited accordingly, but you'll have to wiztest with an applicable version if you want to be sure of that lattermost point. --Umbire the Phantom (talk) 08:53, 3 July 2021 (UTC)