Bug - Not A Bug Monster ID and Fax

Using the GUI I ask easyfax for a Knob Goblin Embezzler. It lists the monster as "Knob Goblin Embezzler<!-- monsterid: 530 --> [Knob Goblin Embezzler&lt;!-- monsterid: 530 --&gt;]" in the GUI, asks, and then times out. I expected a faxed monster.

The chat window shows

[08:23] fronobulax: Knob Goblin Embezzler&lt;!-- monsterid: 530 --&gt;

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After it times out I type "Knob Goblin Embezzler" and one is received almost immediately.

[08:23] fronobulax: Knob Goblin Embezzler&lt;!-- monsterid: 530 --&gt;
[08:24] fronobulax: Knob Goblin Embezzler
[08:24] Easyfax: Your fax is ready.

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It is quite likely the problem was introduced with r27923. It could be argued that easyfax needs to accommodate the change or that KoLmafia needs to change and send easyfax what was expected.

KoLMafia is sending Easyfax what it says it wants according to its XML:

So it's a problem on that end.

Ryo_Sangnoir said:

KoLMafia is sending Easyfax what it says it wants according to its XML:

https://svn.code.sf.net/p/easyfax/code/Easyfax.xml

So it's a problem on that end.

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Yep. As near as I can reconstruct the monster ID was not in easyfax.xml until after the KoLmafia change. The commit messages refer to an automated update so it would appear that the process making the update was not expecting the change.

I expect it was reading the monster name from the photocopy, and thus it's the KoL change, not the Mafia change. But yes, I expect it's automated.

OK. Whatever the source it is Not a Bug. Thanks.

Yes, Not a Bug. It is automated and yes it should have automatically handed this KoL change. However, easyfax has one and only one special character. The colon ( : ) is not allowed in monster names. This is why messages are being dropped with no response. I'll switch characters.

Okay, switching characters got things working right again. As more faxes are looked at the problem with ambiguous monster names should be fixed.