Parse automatch request parameters into numbers

Somehow dsc is generating automatch requests where the max and min
number of players is a String rather than an int.  It may have something
to do with unicode parsing, as he likes to use funny Unicode symbols in
his game titles.  But since I can't find the parsing problem so I'm
addressing the symptom instead.
Allow requests to MakingFun log server to timeout
Fixing a bug with a hack
Handle automatch requests with no 'vpcounter'