Game Mechanics: channeling skill is broken

[mcoy]

The devs already have my logs, but here's a small excerpt from a level 24 cleric:

[Sun Nov 11 23:36:22 2001] You begin casting Greater Healing.
[Sun Nov 11 23:36:23 2001] Charbone skeleton hits Ginen for 3 points of damage.
[Sun Nov 11 23:36:24 2001] A Sarnak recruit hits YOU for 2 points of damage.
[Sun Nov 11 23:36:25 2001] Your spell is interrupted.

[Sun Nov 11 23:37:30 2001] You begin casting Divine Aura.
[Sun Nov 11 23:37:30 2001] Ginen slashes a Sarnak recruit for 9 points of damage.
[Sun Nov 11 23:37:31 2001] Charbone skeleton hits Kuguk for 3 points of damage.
[Sun Nov 11 23:37:31 2001] A Sarnak recruit hits YOU for 26 points of damage.
[Sun Nov 11 23:37:31 2001] A Sarnak recruit hits YOU for 48 points of damage.
[Sun Nov 11 23:37:31 2001] A Sarnak recruit hits YOU for 2 points of damage.
[Sun Nov 11 23:37:31 2001] Your spell is interrupted.
[Sun Nov 11 23:37:32 2001] You begin casting Divine Aura.
[Sun Nov 11 23:37:32 2001] Charbone skeleton tries to bash YOU, but misses!
[Sun Nov 11 23:37:33 2001] Your spell is interrupted.
[Sun Nov 11 23:37:33 2001] A Sarnak recruit bashes YOU for 3 points of damage.

[Wed Nov 14 19:47:30 2001] A sarnak recruit hits YOU for 48 points of damage.
[Wed Nov 14 19:47:31 2001] You begin casting Root.
[Wed Nov 14 19:47:31 2001] Dojokata strikes a sarnak recruit for 6 points of damage.
[Wed Nov 14 19:47:31 2001] A sarnak recruit tries to bash YOU, but misses!
[Wed Nov 14 19:47:32 2001] Ubeta pierces a sarnak recruit for 1 point of damage.
[Wed Nov 14 19:47:33 2001] Ubeta pierces a sarnak recruit for 16 points of damage.
[Wed Nov 14 19:47:33 2001] Your spell is interrupted.
[Wed Nov 14 19:47:33 2001] A sarnak recruit tries to hit YOU, but misses!
[Wed Nov 14 19:47:33 2001] Dojokata punches a sarnak recruit for 10 points of damage.
[Wed Nov 14 19:47:34 2001] You begin casting Root.

[Wed Nov 14 19:48:45 2001] You begin casting Greater Healing.
[Wed Nov 14 19:48:45 2001] You tell your party, 'Casting Greater Healing on Dojokata'
[Wed Nov 14 19:48:46 2001] Aillie crushes a sarnak recruit for 8 points of damage.
[Wed Nov 14 19:48:46 2001] Your Root spell has worn off.
[Wed Nov 14 19:48:46 2001] A sarnak recruit hits Ubeta for 2 points of damage.
[Wed Nov 14 19:48:47 2001] Ubeta pierces a sarnak recruit for 13 points of damage.
[Wed Nov 14 19:48:47 2001] Dojokata tells the group, 'mend failed'
[Wed Nov 14 19:48:47 2001] A sarnak recruit has been struck by lightning.
[Wed Nov 14 19:48:48 2001] A sarnak recruit hits YOU for 10 points of damage.
[Wed Nov 14 19:48:48 2001] A sarnak recruit tries to hit YOU, but misses!
[Wed Nov 14 19:48:49 2001] Your spell is interrupted.


-Mcoy