Megatest

	    ((homehost) (cons host (am-home?))) ;; shut up old code
	    ((home?)    (am-home?))
	    ((best-five)(names->dats (best-five)))
	    ((all-valid)(names->dats all-valid))
	    ((best)     (let* ((best-five (best-five))
			       (len       (length best-five)))
			  (hash-table-ref serversdat (list-ref best-five (random len)))))
	    ((count)(length all-valid))
	    (else
	     (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: invalid command "mode)
	     #f)))
	(begin
	  (server:run areapath)
	  (thread-sleep! 3)
	  (case mode

;; kind start up of server, wait before allowing another server for a given
;; area to be launched
;;
(define (server:kind-run areapath)
  ;; look for $MT_RUN_AREA_HOME/logs/server-start-last
  ;; and wait for it to be at least <server idletime> seconds old
  ;; (server:wait-for-server-start-last-flag areapath)
  (if (< (server:choose-server areapath 'count) 10)
      (server:run areapath))
  #;(if (not (server:check-if-running areapath)) ;; why try if there is already a server running?
      (let* ((lock-file    (conc areapath "/logs/server-start.lock")))
	(let* ((start-flag (conc areapath "/logs/server-start-last")))
	  (common:simple-file-lock-and-wait lock-file expire-time: 25)
	  (debug:print-info  2 *default-log-port* "server:kind-run: touching " start-flag)
	  (system (conc "touch " start-flag)) ;; lazy but safe
	  (server:run areapath)